Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

12 reviews

krosebee's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was an awesome read! It details how, unbeknownst to an upper-middle class woman, her home is being shared by another woman who is experiencing homelessness. 
Juno, the woman experiencing homelessness, is living in a park across the street from Winnie and her small family. Juno is accidentally trapped in Winnie’s house and before she can escape, she overhears a conversation between Winnie and her husband that exposes Winnie’s deepest secret. Juno is terminally ill and has made it her final mission to expose Winnie’s sin before she succumbs to Lupus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Cursing, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Car accident, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Infertility

mgulisano's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Kept me guessing until the end!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sallytiffany's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed it. It was mysterious and intense. I loved how many medical references they did. All the characters in it were wonderful. It gave me major flashbacks to covid times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Confinement, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Suicide, and Kidnapping

engel21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Rape, Suicide, Infidelity, Confinement, Child death, Body horror, Sexual violence, Murder, Miscarriage, and Grief

tnc11's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Car accident

seetaylorwriteandreview's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was pretty good. As it went in, I was wondering when the plot twist would be revealed. I just didn’t expect everything yo come to a close in the last 25%. However, that last 25% made the rest of the book worth the read! 

I will add to check the CW/TW!! If you struggle with any birth related trauma, this book might trigger you. As a doula and student midwife, my heart broke to see the very real obstetric abuse that was mentioned in too accurate detail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Medical trauma, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

jessicavergarawrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Murder, and Death of parent

mapscitiesandsongs's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed this thriller. The first chapter was just phenomenal and it kept getting better and better. In the end things started to not make sense.

How did the physician that made the autopsy miss such obvious signs? A normal person could have seen that the death of a certain person didn't happen that way. And don't get me started on the issue with the police officer. You mean to tell me that there is only one person entrusted with an extremely important document for a high profile case? I call BS.

So in that regard the book gets 2 stars for me. The fact that I still rated that book 3.5 stars is only because of my entertainment. I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn't put the book down. All throughout my reading journey I kept wondering who did it and what exactly happened. I certainly didn't see it coming, which is mainly because the ending is just too far fetched. So, if you want a thriller with a coherent plot that actually makes sense and doesn't spiral out of control, this is not for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Misogyny, and Cancer

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

First thing I will say, fantastic foreshadowing. How terrifying, slowly figuring out who did it, small clues clicking into place as you read on, what amazing delivery. The characters were well written and realistic, everything was so vivid. It wasn't as scary as I expected coming into it but I still really enjoyed it. I really recommend this, but be wary of the triggers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Torture, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Cursing, Excrement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia and Drug use

rosiek1288's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, and Torture