Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

4 reviews

jenny_hedberg's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

your_neighbor57's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

I was absorbed by the story and characters for most of the book. The ending was unsatisfying and seemed underdeveloped. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Body horror, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder

charity_froggenhall's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

sewcari's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Really engaging mystery with multiple enjoyable narrators, some of whom are delightfully quirky and unreliable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Racism