Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

33 reviews

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Classism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gore, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Car accident

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A well-written psychological thriller, there were several twists I didn’t anticipate. That said, I knew who the bad guy was almost immediately. The premise of the book is good and the execution is great too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Classism, Car accident, Terminal illness, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Infidelity, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, and Confinement

bookedandbusy's review

dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this one! So creepy and unsettling, and I did NOT see the plot twist coming! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

ssarahbbeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

nightingale25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Self harm, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, and Suicide

brennapatt's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide, Murder, Terminal illness, and Trafficking

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was certain for the first 1/2-3/4 of this book that it would be a 2 or 3 star read at best. The characters felt boring and predictable, as did the story, and when you [seemingly] get the big twist it’s kind of a let down. But don’t you worry, folks, it ain’t over yet! What a wild turn of events in those final chapters. Of course I still feel like more work could’ve been done in the first half(ish) of the book to make certain things less obvious, but in the end it still got me. 
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Riley, my guy, let’s talk. Stop making your leading lady sleep with the bad guy. It’s a dead giveaway. As SOON as that went down I knew he was the villain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my third book by Riley Sager and the one that has been recommended to me the most. I know this is many people’s favourite by this author, but while I enjoyed it, I wouldn’t say it was my favourite.

I usually shy away from books with medical content and the last third of the book was so heavy on this topic I felt sick to my stomach. And the FMC was such a limp noodle/damsel in distress—a trope that I found myself constantly being frustrated by. She was so downtrodden that being a final girl never really paid off in the end.

The tension and twists were effective, making it a thriller I didn’t want to put down, so overall I would recommend it if you already are a fan of this genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide, Murder, Infidelity, Death of parent, Classism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Grief, Death, and Body horror

Minor: Alcohol

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Self harm, and Medical trauma

alreads13's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Suicide, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness