Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

128 reviews

grunbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A must read. I was a bit puzzled by it at first, but it falls into place and knocks you off your feet. 

It is a dark book for sure. The last chapters made my skin itch. But it is thrilling. I read the second half of this book in hours - I couldn’t put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

baileyt2424's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Torture

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

5.0

this book is like nothing i have ever read before. i went into it blind and would recommend everyone does the same (except for content warnings if you need to) for the best reading experience. a lot of reviews had spoilers in them, even if they did not mean to. this writing was so incredibly immersive, the characters were incredibly well-rounded, and the narration was like nothing i have ever experienced. everyone needs to read this. if you have already read this and are looking for something similar, Ian Reid is the closest comparison i can make. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

lu555's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't know how to find the right word to describe my opinion on this book tbh. It's incredible! I loved everything about it. It was so interesting to see the story come together in front of my eyes I was intrigued from the beginning and even though I was speculating all the time I was still idk shocked/impressed by the depth of this book. it's not only a great story but also very moving and much deeper than you'd expect. I love that you just never know what to trust in this book. the writing style from different perspectives is usually not my favorite but it worked perfectly for this story. It's definitely my favorite book of 2023 so far and I immediately ordered another one of catriona wards books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

theimposter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Vomit

shadeyc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

4.5
Whoa. That was a trip. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

whimsicalish's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

4.25

From the synopsis, I figured this was either a silly, half-baked story or a trope thriller mess.

I am happy to say it was much more.

This had me on a ride from tense, to anger, and then finally hope.

I will have to check out more work from Ward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Murder, and Torture

aignerloren's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

caelainnnn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Physical abuse