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The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths

7 reviews

sroot45's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy and Child death

zelephante's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, Child death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Vomit

fossilreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What a wild ride, poor Ruth getting sucked into all this insanity when she just wants to study bones!

I had a great time reading this and I'm so glad I stuck until the end. I wasn't so hooked that I'd drop everything else just to read on, but it still kept me interested and I'm so glad to have read it right now for a little more chilled attitude to making progress in the book. 

Love the fast pacing in the end, and how the mystery kept me guessing, but was still well set up so I could have figured it out if I wanted to spend a little more time on that instead of finding out as Ruth and the others did.

Glad to see Ruth getting a little better with her fatphobia, but I'm hoping she doesn't go back later! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Stalking

Minor: Body shaming and Child abuse

zosiablue's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Just fine! Murder mystery involving very old bones, an orphanage, Catholics, and a sort of maudlin boat chase at the end? I never say this, but I think I was more interested in the central romance than the mystery itself this time. Though, the audiobook reader reaallllly leaned into Harry Nelson's Northern accent so hard that the charm went out of the character (who I was introduced to in the previous book, which I read with my eyes). Regardless, there's like 13 more books in this series and here I go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Pregnancy

sasshq's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Pregnancy, Child death, Stalking, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Kidnapping, Incest, Gun violence, Death, Child death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Animal death, Body shaming, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Medical content, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

gemin1reader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.5

I enjoyed this more than the first in the series - I’m particularly enjoying seeing the relationship between Ruth and Nelson develop. Also delighted that Cathbad is a recurring character!

The story has a bit of a slow start but increases in pace and urgency until I was racing to the finish. 

Also as a lapsed/former Catholic I really like how it explores religion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

cpachet's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Before I finished the second Dr. Ruth Galloway book, I had requested the third from the library because that’s how invested I was in these characters. Loved the development of characters in The Janus Stone, although I did hope for more interaction between Ruth and Nelson. I love Elly Griffith’s writing and find her so adept at creating unique voices for her characters. The little clues and possible outcomes/red herrings had me frantically turning pages until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child death

Moderate: Pregnancy