Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

317 reviews

sadiefc's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt

sennaje's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

4.25

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness

kikis_shelf's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

km_loves_books's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol

orange4orange's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Self harm, Violence, Death of parent

bek_parsons's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious fast-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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If you’re into mythology, the references throughout this might give you a kick. I finished it in a day - less because it was unputdownable but more because I wanted to be finished with it quickly. The dark academia vibes were there, but I was left wanting more. Daddy issues are hard to sustain for 335 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment

megansreads's review against another edition

4.5

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I've seen some reviews to the contrary, but I personally prefer The Maidens to The Silent Patient. I thought The Maidens had improved storytelling and plot development that was a little bit more consistent throughout the book, rather than just at the very end. This was a great read and quite a wild ride. very fun tie-ins with The Silent Patient as well. I like the literary universe that Michaelides is creating and I hope he continues to tie in his other works with these two. 

Even though I certainly suspected who the murderer actually was throughout, I talked myself out of it each time the thought came up. I think it was a good choice in the end.

 

Overall, I was pleased with the overall direction this book took. It was just the right amount of unpredictable. And as I always do, I love whenever there is an aspect of Dark Academia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

readbybess's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Murder

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

2.0

dark informative 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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This slogged on for the first 140 pages and I almost DNF'd a bunch of times. This was, for the most part, so boring that I wanted to cry. It hit its stride *sort of* toward the middle and end, but God, these characters were flat, the perpetrator of the murders was too predictable for me (though, to the book's credit, the reasoning behind it was not). One thing I did really like was the incorporation of literature and Greek Mythology in the narrative, but Overall, this really felt like a waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content

Minor: Self harm, Xenophobia