Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

109 reviews

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Violence

nporter5's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Torture, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death

mharris4074's review

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Bullying, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

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

raisinreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

I honestly really enjoyed this but I do agree w the reviews saying that the story isn't realistic to how police investigations would go but I really enjoyed the storytelling part & the emotion. I do think Meredith was dumb as a brick, which was annoying but dumb ppl exist so it's possible 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

amandab0514's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Grief

kiragreads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Violence, Excrement, Car accident, Physical abuse, and Grief

marenm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

this book was truly spectacular. the kind of book that stays with you long after you finish reading. will definitely recommend for anyone, especially those looking for a tense, compelling, fast-paced mystery 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an amazing mystery/thriller. I was hooked from the very beginning and was wondering what happened to Delilah, Shelby, and Meredith the entire time. I never saw it coming! I recommend to anyone who likes mysteries or thrillers!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Gore, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bones_jackson's review

dark 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? No

2.0

O plot twist é forçado e ruim, não tem aquela tensão construída para que haja uma revelação, ela só veio do nada, mudando completamente e desnecessariamente a personalidade de um personagem para que se encaixasse no plot twist. A história começa boa, mas o resto dela é muito forçada. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent