Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

31 reviews

carissa230's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

5.0

Jen's son has just killed someone. She is shocked. There was never any sign that there was anything going on. She goes to bed that night not knowing what tomorrow will bring... and it was definitely a surprise. She wakes up the day before the murder occurs. She continues to go backward in time to figure out what she missed. How could something like this have happened? How could she have stopped it? Who is her son? 

The storyline definitely didn't go where I expected. Everything is not as it seems and it continues to build to the last few pages. This was a pageturner and I couldn't wait to see where it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

throwback682's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I thought this book was really inventive and unique. I’m impressed by all the things the author must’ve had to keep track of to avoid plot holes in this format.

It was maybe a bit long or dragging at times but I think everything was also necessary? And it still kept my interest. I actually stayed up late because I had to know how it ended. 

What I didn’t really like:

1) I feel like this book was copaganda. The police are criticized for a large portion of the book but Surprise! in the end they were the good guys all along. 2) I didn’t love the way it focused a lot on “mom guilt”. (But that eventually resolved.)

I definitely didn’t expect the Ending (plot resolution) [well, part of it became clear over the course of the book, but part of it was a complete surprise to me at least] or the ending (epilogue).

(Which was kind of a cliffhanger)

I thought it was kind of neat that she forgets everything in the end.

Random silly observation: I love how the narrator did the American accent of the physicist lol. 

If you don’t mind following a complicated Memento-like plot, this is a really great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

sharebear431's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

celestialg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A time-travel, wish fulfillment book that didn’t suck?! Unprecedented. I feel like I can’t write anything else without spoiling it so just trust me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

CW: language (for the American folks who get upset about the F word), witnessing a gory crime, drug use and dealing

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Kidnapping, and Car accident

katrinarose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

Excellent mystery that kept me guessing with the solid character building and relationships of a literary fiction. There were some big twists I didn’t see coming which is impressive. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Car accident

katharina90's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I tend to get annoyed quickly with time travel plots but this one wasn't half bad. It was refreshing to see the mystery unraveled in reverse chronology as the main character traveled backwards in time day by day. I didn't feel connected to the characters though and the writing was just ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

beckyremillard's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent