Reviews tagging 'Death'

Exit by Belinda Bauer

10 reviews

scribblinginthemargins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

A charming cosy murder mystery with a twist - the whodunnit may have been a little disappointing in the end but the warm and loveable Felix Pink easily makes up for this!

I really enjoyed how the author manages to reflect on some very difficult and emotive topics like assisted suicide and terminal illness yet also create loveable and humourous characters with plenty of laughs along the way. Exit does what The Thursday Murder Club tried (and imo failed) to deliver: creating a charming cosy crime mystery with a vibrant cast of older characters and it was so much fun to see Felix and his neighbour embracing adventure and new experiences in later life. An unusually wholesome read for such a heavy concept!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Suicide, and Cancer

Moderate: Blood

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

I’m sorry but this was so boring to me… I tried so hard to pay attention but every character was similarly written and I could never tell what mattered and what didn’t. It had great potential to discuss the complexities of assisted suicide but it instead was treated as murder. Idk I can see how it might work for others but I was bored to tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death, and Suicide

ruth_power's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

I'd recommend this to anybody who likes crime-comedy novels with laugh out loud moments. Some charming characters, especially the protagonist Felix, with a light writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Terminal illness, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Cancer, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism

kirstycarson1's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Terminal illness, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, and Cancer

rugbygirlreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

kaosregolari's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

thelibraryofanna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

hilarylouise's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

Assisted suicide; euthanasia

readsbyemma's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A completely origninal story line! 
This book wasn't what I was expecting but I loved it, it was much more comedic and lighthearted than I expected. The main character is in his 70s so it had a similar feel to the Thursday Murder Club.
 spoiler free plot summary: 
- Felix works as an Exiteer, someone who is there to keep dying me company.
-But 25 minutes after entering the house on Brick Lane he makes a mistake and finds himself running from police.
-Was it his fault of was he set up?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

annie_122's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness