Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

18 reviews

litwitleecee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

jill_holly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A beach read for fellow thriller bookworms! 

I thought "Every Last Fear" was an entertaining and page-turning thriller. The Pine family's oldest son is in prison for the death of his girlfriend, but his family - with the exception of his brother Matt - and a Netflix documentary maintain his innocence. When the Pine family, minus Matt, are found dead on a family vacation in Mexico, the weird circumstances unfold a mystery that Matt and FBI agent Keller work to unravel.

Telling the narrative from the perspective of multiple members of the Pine family and FBI agent Keller across two timelines kept it from feeling too formulaic. Although it wasn't terribly unpredictable and the characters weren't super deep, it was a fun read. I really liked that it incorporated the fall out of a true crime documentary on the people involved and the ways that those films/series can truly alter lives, for better or worse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexual assault

viertelvorvier's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt

danielle70's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Death, Sexual assault, Cursing, Pregnancy, Rape, and Dementia

cheyisvibing's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Child death

Moderate: Gore and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I’m pleasantly surprised by how many twists & turns are in this novel (after reading The Night Shift)— I literally gave up on trying to figure out the guilty party. I enjoyed this book much much more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Dementia and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Confinement, Pregnancy, Incest, Vomit, Bullying, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Gun violence

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

saa's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The last chapters were so hard to read, I felt a constant pain knowing what is going to happen.

The multiple pov and the audible version worked wonderfully for this book.

Despite the fact that I figured out pretty early in the book who the killer was, I enjoyed the unraveling of the plot.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Child death

alfait's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs