Reviews tagging 'Death'

Tangerine by Christine Mangan

4 reviews

lay_kone's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal death

lolasherwin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

I enjoyed the imagery and wanderlust aspect of this novel a lot. I really think the setting carried this novel but the plot is a good mystery as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

hannahlnh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

I found this book really enjoyable and was delighted by a female-led vintage mystery. I subtracted some points for some problematic tropes though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence