Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Hidden in the snow by Viveca Sten

4 reviews

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

4 Stars
CAWPILE = 7.57

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Slavery, Vomit, Addiction, Trafficking, Car accident, Animal death, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Panic attacks/disorders

graceskate's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I greatly enjoyed this book even if I found the opening to be a little cliché and the character descriptions a bit forced. Would highly recommend it for anyone looking for a dark murder mystery. The Swedish mountain setting definitely gives it a unique feel. However, if there are any topics you are particularly sensitive to I recommend taking a glance through the content warnings as this book deals with a lot of heavy subject matter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Grief, and Animal death

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Trafficking, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Alcoholism

Minor: Deportation, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

There are mentions of Sexual Assault, Domestic abuse, and Rape throughout the book that very in detail/intensity:

most of the mentions or Domestic Abuse center around the main character’s former work with abused women. There is are two specific mentions of a past rape as an explanation for what inspired this character to go down this career path.

A character gets into a car accident where:

They are purposely run off the road but they survive with only minor injuries and frostbite.

A character attempts suicide:

by overdosing on sleeping pills. This is described in detail and their children end up finding them. They initially survive but later die in the hospital

Trafficking:

through out the story one of the main characters works to expose a human trafficking ring that is physically abusing and exploiting illegal immigrants.

spellygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Slavery, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

line_iris's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Trafficking, and Physical abuse