Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

6 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

2.0

I was so hyped to read this after The Woman in the Library, but it didn’t work for me, unfortunately. A lot of the elements were really intriguing to me, but the story as a whole, combined with a lack of copy editing, just wasn’t it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Rape

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

All she wanted to do was move closer to her brother and try her hand at being a writer. But somehow she ended up inside of a murder mystery wilder than anything she could have wrote.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Murder, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

raelle37's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

This book kept me engaged from beginning to end. Some of the twists were truly unexpected (even if the official summary is spoiler-ridden). The journey of an aspiring writer who has her world quickly implode around her will have you wondering who is behind everything and how all the threads weave together.

There are some moments of confusion or where characters act in ways that require you to really suspend your disbelief. The time skips toward the end felt a bit disjointed. Overall though, I was able to follow and stay engaged throughout.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

aliciavalenski's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Murder

jocelynzoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Murder, Grief, and Blood