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bmartin94's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death
Anheidi_84's review
challenging
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Mental illness
dogearedbooks's review
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Christmas is not a great time for DI Fawley this year. His wife has walked out and his next case involves the death of two young children in a fire. It seems as if they had been left in the house alone and a tragic accident happened. Soon evidence emerges that something was wrong at the heart of this family and that it may not have been an accident at all.
I thought this was a very good third novel in this series. The characters are beginning to settle in and the plot was much more complicated than it appeared at first glance. The twists and turns covered amongst other things sibling rivalry, postnatal depression, and the phenomenon of family annihilators. The short sections at the end from the point of view of the two young children were particularly poignant.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Penguin Books (UK), for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
I thought this was a very good third novel in this series. The characters are beginning to settle in and the plot was much more complicated than it appeared at first glance. The twists and turns covered amongst other things sibling rivalry, postnatal depression, and the phenomenon of family annihilators. The short sections at the end from the point of view of the two young children were particularly poignant.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Penguin Books (UK), for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Sexual assault