Reviews tagging 'Murder'

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

23 reviews

faithsbookreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.5

Boring, so many slow/irrelevant bits, not thrilling at all. The only thing that made me emotional was Finch running after Cooper. Other than that, I was really disappointed with this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Car accident, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Confinement

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book isn't really what you think it'll be.
I went in expecting a thriller and some serious dark secrets and maybe horror elements. Not so much.

This book is about Cooper and his daughter, Finch who live together off the grid in a cabin in the woods. They've been there for 8 years since Finch was a baby. Cooper keeps their existence pretty secret for good reasons. Cooper's friend Jake always visits once per year to bring them supplies. This book gives a peak into their lives on a year in which Jake doesn't show up and a series of events jeopordizes the secrecy of their lives. It's not a thriller. There's no horror. It's just about a man coming to terms with the mistakes of his past and trying to figure out how to create a worthy future for his daughter. 

Is it a good book? Yeah, its fine.

It didn't blow my mind but the characters were likeable.

I'm not a huge fan of literary fiction which is why I didn't rate it higher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and War

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Car accident, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Murder, and Death of parent

lily_sutton's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Car accident

dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Beautiful and haunting handling of isolation and how we are the ones who often punish ourselves the harshest. I loved the way Cunningham Grant told the story, jumping back and forth between musings on the past and what was happening in the present. Especially loved the exploration of the idea of grace - this'll make sense when you finish the book.

Originally I'd planned a 3.5 star rating, but upon finishing it, a four star feels more in line with how I feel having finished it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Blood

chris_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: War, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Terminal illness and Murder

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Animal death, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity

noragoudie's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

This book was interesting because it was completely different then how I imagined it would be. It wasn't bad, but it seemed as though it was trying to send a religious message without explicitly claiming and owning it. It felt a little lost and misguided, and paired with the fact that it had many cliches it wasn't my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War and Murder

author2223's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and War

Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder

annieree's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder

m_ren_watson's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, War, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse