Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

82 reviews

justagir1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

elliphant's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

greene_chelsea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The ending wasn’t my favorite ending to it but the story was good! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

To get the “bad” out of the way with first: I wasn’t really bought in/ hooked until about 25% in and I wish that the “twist” would have been bigger. When it finally came I was like “oh… okay, was that it?” I sort of kept waiting for some more shocking reveal as I kept reading. 
The good was that this was a fairly compelling story about family and uncovering the truth, no matter the cost. 
The concept is interesting - a woman witnesses a crime committed by a member of her family and gets stuck in a time loop, traveling back in time to understand why it happened in hopes of preventing it in the future. The plot being unique kept me intrigued and the last 50% sped by. It was a fast and fun read.
Not a super scary “keep you up at night” thriller, but a bit more of a psychological suspense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

helfire124's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

hoops_literary_library_life's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping

pernillelsk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Terminal illness

angorarabbit's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Written from Jen’s POV. Characters are in depth and realistic, particularly Jen and Kelly. The plot is intriguing and well told. I did twig part of the plot twist in the first few chapters. Whether this was Ms McAllister tipping her hand or a bit of specialised knowledge on my part I’m not sure. I didn’t catch on to the whole twist until the very satisfying ending. 

 

You do have to suspend disbelief as far as hysterical strength causing a time warp. To read Jen’s journey is  worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Drug trafficking.

sheebsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

khaben31's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent