Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters

5 reviews

seagullsaga'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

This was super suspenseful and captivating. I thought part of the part twist was a little weak but by the end, I thought it was done mostly well

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

 I don't know what happened to this one. The premise was strong but the execution just wasn't great. Adult Heather apparently never developed any common sense and every decision she makes is terrible. I'm shocked she had anyone still around her by the end of the book. The past plot was decent though, and I liked the story behind The Red Lady, so the book was clinging onto that third star until the end where absolutely everything unraveled. This just was not a good read for me, unfortunately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Stalking

kirstendo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Stalking and Violence

sarah984's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

This book is written in a "then/now" format, with every second chapter being a flashback to when the main character was thirteen. The flashbacks were interesting and exciting (and tragic since you already know how that story ends), and the kids felt realistic to me. Yes, they acted ridiculous but they were children still learning about themselves and the world.

The present chapters were another story. Heather is just constantly making the most unbelievable decisions. She will think of something she should do that would actually help her and then just not do it. She stalks a bunch of other characters for no reason (she never seems to actually have a goal in mind when she does it). It's hard to care about her one way or the other because it's never really clear what she's trying to do.

Parts of the ending worked for me and some parts didn't, but it was interesting to see the threads come together.

The major thing I don't understand is why the blurb called the book feminist when it doesn't seem to have much to say about gender. It takes more than a few female characters and an offhand remark about how true crime enthusiasts tend to be more interested in killers than their victims to be feminist in my opinion. If you're looking for a book with a message, this isn't it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Vomit