Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

199 reviews

dark sad slow-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

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

Started this book in bed at 11pm... and finished it at 7am. Whoops. Just so fast-paced and intriguing!! I had to solve the mystery.

It had me guessing on nearly every page what might have happened, and I got close but didn't quite figure it out. And I'm glad for that because it would havr been disappointing if there were no big reveal. It still wasn't the most earth-shattering reveal, but it kept me reading, and that's all I need.

Lastly, I didn't feel much emotion until the very last page. That last page broke me. Poor Ellie.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I didn’t read the back when I started this and I should have because boy was that a heavy novel, definitely should not have been reading it at 14 but whatever. Very heavy, very true crime, honestly felt like a real case.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark emotional sad 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

This was… okay. It was interesting enough for me to read it in a few days, but not enough that I wanted to stay awake to read more each night. 

The plot was a bit unbelievable, and entirely predictable - you know who has done what very early on in the book, and just need to keep reading to figure out exactly how. It also felt tense throughout without any big twist or climax, and finished feeling anticlimactic. The plot was a mixed pace, and sometimes lagged on with unnecessary repetition and explanations. 

All-in-all, I would not recommend to a fan of thrillers/whodunnits. I would cautiously recommend it to someone dipping their toes into the genre, or looking for a predictable and quick (but dark!) read. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark emotional 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

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark mysterious tense slow-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

Expand filter menu Content Warnings