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Hejrens skrig by Ann Cleeves

25 reviews

katewhite77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

This is a fabulous series of books

Great disability and queer representation gripping story diverse cast of characters great sense of place but save it for when you are feeling good as dark topics around mental illness are explored here.

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linguisticali's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

3.5

A decent mystery, but not as good as the first one. I'm not totally comfortable with how they can only ever refer to Lucy in terms of her learning disability and there was a hint of

sympathy towards the idea that it's reasonable for disabled people's family members to snap and kill them? But to be fair that didn't come through strongly. Maybe it's growing up in the era of pro-ana forums and easy to find suicide tips but all the forum stuff felt overblown to me.

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ellipalmer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Heads up for those it matters to: suicide is a major theme of this book, so if that's a sensitive topic for you just know that.

Herons Cry was nothing groundbreaking but it was engaging and got me out of an audiobook slump so it served it's purpose well.

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bibliofilens_boghjoerne's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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angelfireeast24's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Great mystery kept me on the edge of of seat. I loved the characters and I enjoyed the ones I disliked which is a sign of strong writing. Highly recommend reading

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donaldleitch's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Heron's Cry is the first Ann Cleeves book that I have read. I have watched several seasons of the Shetland television series, based on her Shetland books, and enjoyed them. The Heron's Cry with multiple story lines, sensitivity to setting (Devon) and complexity of the main characters is certainly in the spirit of Shetland.

This novel contains elements of a "cozy mystery" while also being unsettling. It kept me engaged and guessing to the very end.

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