Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea

5 reviews

oproy's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

I heard from multiple people that this was the best thriller they read. I don’t know if it’s because I’m constantly watching and reading crime stories, but I honestly guessed the ending 20% in. Did I still enjoy the book? Yes. It was an easy read with questionable and maybe even cringy dialogue, but the story was fun and kept me captive. 

Would recommend while you’re on vacation on a beach somewhere. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage

ariana3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The plot of this felt so basic, but it was an easy read and had some good twists at the end!

A famous TV journalist (who is actually the daughter of a huge NY embezzler) chases a story but uses it as a cover. She works with a semi-disgraced retired FBI agent (who of course was brought out of retirement to gain her trust and help get info on her felon father's whereabouts). Per usual, they sleep together and catch feelings. She's betrayed when she finds out he was supposedly using her for info, he insists that wasn't the intention (he didn't know he'd catch feelings). They come to an agreement and help get her dad caught together. The twists: her dead brother isn't actually dead and that's who she was helping evade the feds all along; the person who was supposedly dead for the story she was chasing isn't dead, and she was actually guilty of the murder she committed (and was almost convicted of) despite her planting her own evidence at the scene.

These twists at the end and the fact I couldn't put the book down (despite the basic plot) bumped this from 3/3.5 stars the 4.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Classism and Confinement

wormgirl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

achay91's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual content

heathermarie08's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I thought this book would be more plot driven, but focused quite a bit on the characters, especially the main character Avery. I enjoyed the book but would've enjoyed the mysteries to have been built more. The ending was redeeming but almost felt like an afterthought.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent