Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

316 reviews

yensidsunflower's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence

bradonlong's review against another edition

3.0

challenging 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: Complicated

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This was a four star read that I was enjoying more than “The Silent Patient.”

The ending perhaps would have brought this down to three, but the true reason I brought it down originally to two stars? (Now updated to three.)

He killed the dog. Unnecessarily. A rule very rarely to be broken, and for this plot purpose, certainly not the exception needed to break it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

katieputnam's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder

carolines's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

duckizza's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment

sophyafrog's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

rachel1106's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ending was a tad rushed and a little predictable. Buildup was good. Characters were ok. A little bland. Everyone in this book has  daddy issues, my lord.

I did not like how Sebastian was a pedo? Why couldn't Zoe have just been delusional and unwell and therefore fantasize about him wanting her, instead of him actually loving his 15 year old niece? That's so weird, and you already had Fosca sleeping with his barely legal students. It wasn't needed. I don't know why Sebastian needed to be a nasty criminal in order for Mariana to finally start to move on from him. So that way she could not be as traumatized by learning that her niece is a maniacal serial killer who used Mariana's good will and want to protect her daughter-like figure from the danger that her own serial killer niece made up? It's a tad much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Murder

Minor: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

mfox1015's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It’s easy to feel drawn to suspect one character as the murderer but I felt suspicious of that. Didn’t see the twist coming. Solid thriller set on the academic world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder

sugarbucky's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Michaelides has done it again!! You will NEVER guess the twist in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence