Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Hare House by Sally Hinchcliffe

7 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

diana_raquel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

five_rats_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

livlostinstereo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I found this book in my local library and the premise piqued my interest. Hinchcliffe’s writing is beautiful. Honestly, this woman can turn a phrase with the best of them. Her descriptions of the Scottish countryside and her metaphoric style are all lovely. She creates tension like a pro. 
However, the reason I’m giving this a 3 star rating: the resolution of the supernatural/mysterious causes of all the strangeness going on is lacking. The characters aren’t particularly lovable(though I must admit, we all know a Janet), which isn’t an issue, but the resolution doesn’t quite answer any of the questions. I have my theories but I would have loved a more thorough answer to some of the questions presented.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

franksalot's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Eating disorder

madamelacy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

The story isn’t resolved at the end so it’s up to the reader to decide what really happened.

saralouisemarsbar's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Grief, and Car accident