Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

112 reviews

danitza's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Blood

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

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

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, and Alcohol

lexa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

Oof that was a heavy one. The kind you need to follow up with a light fluffy read as a palette cleanser. But it was good. Didn’t see the twists coming (although I rarely do, so maybe I’m just a bad detective). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit

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

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

Minor: Drug use and Lesbophobia

decembermagpie's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Bullying

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Shelby is the first woman to go missing in their development. Meredith is the second, along with her six year old daughter, Delilah. It is suspected that they’re connected both nobody can tell how. 

The story is narrated by Kate (Meredith’s neighbor), Meredith (in the past), and Leo (Meredith’s son, who was four when she disappeared). It’s told in the present tense as well as flashbacks to eleven years ago when the women went missing. 

I enjoyed this book. I absolutely did not guess who was responsible and some parts were connected. There was so much going on but it all made sense at the end. 

We got a wrap up on  every single plot point other than with the OB/GYN. I wish we found out what happened to him somehow, especially because Kate knew about the malpractice suit and she had the final chapter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Abortion

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

thebookwormkatie's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

Highly recommend this on audio. Hooked from the very beginning. Loved that I couldn’t quite figure out what happened. Just when I thought I did, a curveball was thrown in. Really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Stalking

buckydotson's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this book way more than I expected to. I thought the narrative style jumping between timelines was very interesting and cool. I liked the characters a lot and the story did not go where I was expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Car accident