Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

36 reviews

beckyremillard's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

In 1999, four teenagers were murdered at the Blockbuster they worked at. One person survived. The suspected murder was arrested, but released on bail and escaped. Fifteen years later, a group of teenagers were murdered at the ice cream shop. One person survived. 

The book is written in the third person from the perspectives of Ella, the Blockbuster survivor, Chris, the alleged Blockbuster murderer’s brother, and Special Agent Keller. 

There was a lot of layers to this one but I liked that I didn’t immediately guess the entire plot. I figured it out before the story got there, but that’s how the book is written. 

There seem to be some polarizing reviews on this one but I really liked it. I just couldn’t stand that the 8 month pregnant with twins FBI agent was running around and putting herself in danger. She made a comment about how she was treated by some while pregnant and working but she makes some extremely poor decisions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Bullying, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm

maregred's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, and Stalking

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying and Gore

sarcasmpotato's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

While the plot was interesting, the characters felt one dimensional and were pawns rather than people I wanted to root for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

lilifane's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

I'm surprised how much I enjoyed the book. 
It's about a brutal murder taking place in the past and a similar crime taking place in the present. I really like these kinds of stories. 
This was fast-paced, the twists and turns surprised me, all loose ends were tied up, nothing really annoyed be. And I even liked the characters, although some of them were a little one dimensional. But I guess that's what I liked so much, no unnecessary personal drama. 
It's not groundbreaking or anything, but it gave me exactly what I needed from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide

becksreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

carolinebrooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

readwithsuzanna's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Drug use, and Death of parent