Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

316 reviews

hnelson329's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infidelity, Pedophilia

_david_'s review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense 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

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Again, you have to give in to the fantastical characters and plot, but I did enjoy it. It was an easy and exciting read! I liked the many red herrings. Ending's just good enough to be satisfying to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

Grooming & teacher-student relationship are big themes in the book. A dog dies.

tyanne_m's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infertility

cheyb29's review against another edition

1.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia

figbash's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

chloebear21's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

alinka_spe's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt

dlynn3's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was suspenseful, but like the Silent Patient, it wasn’t the best book I ever read. It was quick, but I felt like some ideas weren’t fully tied up. Let me with questions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

readeratheart98's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book kept me interested the whole time! I felt like I was constantly guessing who was the killer in the end and I like that I couldn't predict the ending. I was completely caught off guard by the motive at the end of the book, not necessarily the actual identity of the murderer. I wish that the other male characters of the book were fleshed out a little bit more. For instance, Fred had very strange behavior and I still don't know if he's just in love or a love-bomber. Also it seemed to me like it was never confirmed who in fact was stalking Mariana, because I'm still not sure if it was Henry or Fred lol. 

I wish that Sebastian's thought process was narrated from his POV more of why he chose Mariana. Maybe that's a good opening for a prequel or novella for this book.

This was my first time reading a book from this author, and I'll definitely want to read more from him!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

lucyatoz's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides tells the story of Mariana Andros, who is returning to Cambridge University, where she met her late husband Sebastian, following the murder of a young woman, who was best friends with her niece Zoe. 

Tara was part of The Maidens, a society of ladies who congregate around the American professor Edward Fosca, who delivers engaging lectures on Greek tragedy. As other women who are part of the society are murdered in horrific attacks, does this lead back to a single man committing these acts? 

The twist at the end was as shocking as all of the many red herrings that could have led the story to a very different conclusion! Although an engrossing read, it was just not my "cup of tea". 

I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton library and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 13, an academic thriller, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use