Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

89 reviews

chloenfp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

goonicorn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Gun violence

xlivinglikejen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

theidlereader's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

shadowbearreads's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, and Pregnancy

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

paisleypetty's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Classism

gholdreith's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I did not love this one. I don’t prefer paranormal activity in mysteries and this one I really didn’t enjoy it, it felt like a very obtuse plot device. I like mysteries for the puzzle and the paranormal activity just felt like a way to get explanations in. 
This book is 100% plot driven. The characters all have trauma, and some even show growth but they are very two dimensional. The plot is not especially complex or compelling, it’s just withholding of information and drives the reader to continue out of a dearth of information rather than a compelling story. I kept waiting for it to get interesting  and for the next reveal to be complex but I was never satisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

readwithhugo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a slow burn thriller that’s half crime fiction novel and half haunted house story. Creepy, exhilarating, and fascinating, this book is everything I’ve come to expect from Simone St. James. Is the woman even capable of writing a bad book? I’m really beginning to doubt it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder