Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Desaparición para expertos by Holly Jackson

57 reviews

nolemdaer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Got sucked in AGAIN! So many bad sleeping choices due to engrossing stories . . . .Holly Jackson just makes this series so readable with the short chapters, fast pace, and new twists every chapter. I really enjoyed how this sequel built off the first one and portrayed the main character Pip as very traumatized and scarred from her previous experience as a detective, even if the whole "I'm not doing that again; I've changed; I'm not that person" definitely felt too fast and furious. Girl, you were definitely traumatized and obsessive and unhealthy when you were detective-ing, but you're not Vin Diesel coming back into the fight after years of retirement. The way the whole town (or at least several adults) see her as some kind of superhero genius when she was just determined and clever seemed a bit unrealistic, but the Reynoldses were kind of desperate, so I guess it makes sense.

The dark descent of Pip's psyche was intriguing and the ending was genuinely heart-rending. Got my heart pounding and me flipping light switches on as fast as I could. Just a really exciting mystery - I don't feel super connected to the characters per se, but the story made me emotional and I enjoy watching them work, so I just really like the books! It's an odd feeling to like the story without being super attached, but I see why this was such a wildly popular series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death

marippe's review against another edition

4.25

ok unpopular opinion: i preferred this book over the 1st one.
I like the mystery in this one a lot more, I felt like it played out in an interesting way.

Kinda slow in the beginning but once it really got going it was a great time.
I liked Pip's character development throughout. I wish Ravi did a bit more! I kinda miss their duo energy, he felt a bit like an assistant in this.

Lauren and Ant can go suck an egg.

WHEN PIP POURED A DRINK ON TOM, PUSHED ANT INTO LOCKERS AND VANDALISED MAX'S HOUSE AFTER LEAKING HIS CONFESSION... QUEEN SHIT I TELL U

Charlie's plan is ruined if Child Brunswick is happily married tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Toxic relationship

issed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Left me with the same scary feeling like when I read the first one. This one was even sadder tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Blood

Moderate: Murder and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Animal death, Death, Cursing, and Death of parent

aryaharikrishna's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Murder, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault

ines_santos13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Murder

Minor: Animal death

claudiatralenuvole's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Ho amato le indagini di questo secondo volume tanto quanto il primo: fin dalle prime pagine mi sono sentita coinvolta e in ansia di risolvere il caso insieme a Pip. 
Ho apprezzato che stavolta si sia trattato di uno sforzo di gruppo, con gli amici di Pip e il pubblico del podcast in egual modo coinvolti nella ricerca di Jamie. Mi spiace solo che il personaggio di Ravi sia stato meno presente stavolta, lui era stato forse il mio preferito nel primo volume e avrei voluto vederlo al fianco di Pip un po' di più. 
La scrittura di Holly Jackson non ha una prosa particolare, ha uno stile sufficiente, ma è brava a disseminare indizi e a tenere alta l'attenzione di chi legge. Sa sorprendere, utilizzando anche elementi non banali per risolvere i casi. 
Nel primo volume mi aveva infastidito solo la sua incapacità di chiudere i capitoli, che avevano sempre un ché di anticlimatico, ma qui per fortuna ho riscontrato il problema molto di meno. Penso che l'autrice sia migliorata nell'imbastire la struttura dei capitoli.
In generale mi sono divertita moltissimo, come stessi guardando un episodio di Veronica Mars, e davvero non vedo l'ora di leggere l'ultimo romanzo della saga.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault and Animal death

soniajoy98's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Cursing, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Violence, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Animal death

midnightbelles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, and Bullying

monique1316's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Vomit, Animal death, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Violence

sarahemhavens's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

I really enjoy this series and thought this was a great sequel. I loved the addition of the podcast, and as always I loved the formatting of the book. Super easy and quick to read with all the different file types, keeps it interesting too. This one reminded me of the crime junkie podcast and only murders in the building on Hulu, which I love both. I liked Pip more in this book, I can see a lot of change in her character from the beginning of the first book to the end of the second book. The most thought provoking part of this book for me came at the end, with a large morality question; this is pretty defining for pips character. I was also happy to see some loose ends from Book 1 tied up. Lastly, I also enjoy Holly Jackson’s writing style and intend to pick up the other books in this series as well of more of her other works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Animal death

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault