Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Krokodilwächter by Katrine Engberg, Ulrich Sonnenberg

7 reviews

allhailursula's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

I think the translation was a bit unfortunate because it felt like trekking through thick mud trying to read this. 

The characters were a bit meh, and i found myself not liking them.

It was more of a cop procedural than i expected. I needed darker vibes and a grim setting to truly feel like a Scandinavian-noir ish book.

I did guess the killer and a bit of the mysterious elements pretty early but it didnt seem to take away anything from reading it because it was one of the few things i thought was done pretty okay. The mystery was mysterious lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Body horror, Addiction, Blood, Violence, Grief, Death, Alcohol, and Infidelity

venetiana's review

adventurous 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? Yes

2.5

Won't even talk about the actual plot/plot twists, I guess those are up to taste.

But there are racist and ableist things in this book, and those are just very iffy. Ugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, Ableism, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Vomit, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Addiction, Infidelity, Bullying, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, and Gore

Minor: Confinement, Excrement, Cursing, Dysphoria, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, and Infertility

sundayray'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Gore, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, and Infertility

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Addiction, Grief, Rape, Gore, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Racism, Stalking, Addiction, Sexism, Infertility, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Fatphobia

Victim-blaming, adoption

cheri325's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

This addition to the Nordic Noir genre was amazing. It’s part police procedural, part heartbreaking treatise of grief and loss. I can’t wait for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Grief, and Murder

chaosreads'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion