Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

115 reviews

zoeyh14's review against another edition

3.5

inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

withoutfeathers's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Incest

nicolesings55's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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A book club read! A novel that’s labeled as mystery/thriller but is actually more of a literary fiction. This story follows the lives of childhood friends, Patch and Saint, over the span of 25 years. Their lives are forever changed when Patch, age 13, saves the local rich girl’s life. What unfolds after changes the whole trajectory of Patch and Saints life! This story is filled with heartbreak after heartbreak, while covering some sensitive topics, but it’s also filled with so much hope as the characters find all the colors through the dark times (sorry I couldn’t help it)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

colwaldo76's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion

lauragit's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy

headinthepages's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

ksilvio's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

wellreadsyd's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a haunting, deeply emotional character study with mystery, suspense, and some jaw-dropping twists. The story spans decades, giving it this almost historical fiction feel, but I was completely wrapped in from the first page. It’s such a unique and heartbreaking look at how kidnapped victims move through life after surviving something so traumatic. The characters are incredibly flawed, but in the most believable way. I still found myself rooting for them every step of the way. I felt just about every emotion reading this. My only complaint was some parts were long winded and dragged on, but the short chapters helped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

lexiegrace88's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

remarkablybrightbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief