Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

7 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Medical content, Vomit, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, and Death of parent

relf's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

Jacintha (Jack) and her husband Gabe do corporate security testing, with Gabe working to hack the computers and Jack trying to physically invade the company's building and network. One night, Jack returns from a job to find Gabe murdered, and of course she's the police's first suspect, but instead of allowing herself to be arrested, she tries to solve the murder while she's on the run. I enjoyed examples of Jack's break-in and escape skills, but her motivation for staying on the run, even after she's injured, seemed contrived, and her cat-and-mouse game with the police got repetitive. And the culprit was pretty clear earlier than the author probably intended. Nonetheless, it was a story that kept me reading and was an entertaining diversion on a train trip.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

bessadams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

emory's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

This book couldn't figure out if it was trying to be a murder mystery or a suspenseful action novel, and it failed spectacularly at both objectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

I enjoyed this gritty thriller.  It's great to see a heroine who is very capable of solving her own problems, including being suspected of the murder of her husband.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

eperetz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

The plot and characters were a fairly well balanced blend of compelling and horrifying. It’s Ware’s typical darkness, arguably turned up a few notches in some of the more harrowing moments. It’s a testament to her talent that she could write characters so well that I could hardly bear to read about their pain and heartbreak. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Police brutality, Gun violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Infertility