Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Das Dorf der toten Seelen by Camilla Sten

14 reviews

nnnghhh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Rape, Blood, Death, Dementia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

theborky's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

ahixon1's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicide attempt, Gore, Medical content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

sydoodle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, Ableism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

This book grabbed me from the beginning and didn’t let me go! I liked the premise and found the book unsettling. The writing was atmospheric and eerie, with suspense slowly building throughout the book. I’m always a fan of stories about unsolved mysteries and abandoned towns!

As always, I love switching POVs and timelines. The alternating timelines added to the suspense of the story. We see the present day as filmmakers go to the old mining town to make a documentary about the murder of a woman and disappearance of nearly 900 residents from the 1950s. The other timeline takes place during 1959, revealing the events that led up to the murder and disappearance.

I also liked the characters. They were complex and well developed, even the supporting characters! The plot twists usually caught me off guard and a couple I was able to guess. But the ones I guessed were the only logical solution as things became revealed so I wouldn’t call them predictable or cliche. 

There are one or two things that were left open ended and wish would’ve been addressed more. But I can’t say more without spoiling it 😅

The only other thing I didn’t like was the way mental illness is handled; it wasn’t great and was fairly problematic. The author uses the character’s misunderstanding of mental illness as a plot device. I don’t want to go more into it and give away any spoilers but there were several statements that just didn’t sit well for me. This made me drop a star from the overall rating.

It’s a perfect spooky season read given the concept and suspense. I’d recommend if you enjoy ghost stories or unsolved mysteries! If you choose to pick this one up, be aware of the use of mental illness and the other trigger warnings (there’s a lot). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

spacecadelliot's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

denasquirrel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts