Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

50 reviews

mollyb13's review

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

4.75

My second Riley Sager book and I liked it just as well as the first (The Only One Left)! It checked all the boxes for what I like in a thriller - fast moving, twists that I don't guess, chilling bits throughout, non-disappointing ending. There were some surprisingly touching moments included as well. Definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

abbysingh's review

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Dementia, and Car accident

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaneebli's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

kelseyr713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Riley Sager has never disappointed me yet! Middle of the Night had me flipping pages as fast as I could. It's a taught, well-crafted thriller that I was able to somewhat piece together, but still had quite a few surprises in store.

Content warnings contain spoilers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

hauntedantiqueshop's review

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

2.5

This was just okay. It didn’t really do much, it’s a bit repetitive, the plot was meh, there were red herrings but even they were just alright. Henry was cool, I love a weird kid. Other than that, there was really nothing to write home about. EXCEPT!!! I got (user)name dropped in this book. I’m now convinced he reads my reviews saying he should retire. HE’S THREATENING ME!!!!!!! But really, this is a pretty weak book for Sager. The ending was actually incredibly lackluster, like shockingly bland and boring. But perhaps I have finally and fully outgrown Mr. Sager’s books. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicide

there was a death by overdose mentioned several times, no real details go into it but yeah.

underscoresyd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Miscarriage, Violence, and Car accident

kinsportch's review

mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Drug use

Minor: Cursing

eggplantia5's review

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

2.75

Unfortunately, I feel like with every new Riley Sagar book, I get more disappointed. I found this one pretty lacking in plot and energy.

The supernatural parts seemed like it was part of a different book shoehorned in, and really didn't feel well thought out.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Bullying

jgillaspie20's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Miscarriage