Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson

5 reviews

yittiesmcfly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

mtnest's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

____emily____'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

petitemass15's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

silver_valkyrie_reads's review

mysterious reflective 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

2.5

This fell perfectly in that zone in between cozy mystery and thriller for me--neither cheesy nor gory. Other than that, I found it disappointing, mostly in that the mildly likeable characters at the beginning never improved, and sometimes became even less likeable as the story progressed.

It would have been three stars, but it lost another half star because the ending wasn't *quite* satisfying for me. 

The main plus to this book is that I've now read a book set in Iceland...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent