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paytonbird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Toxic relationship
feralbookwife's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Murder, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship
the_pink_pharmacist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Suicide, Death, Infertility, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, and Miscarriage
exlibrissum's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Suicide
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"All the Dangerous Things" follows a woman named Isabelle. One year ago, Isabelle's life was forever changed when she woke up and realized her toddler son, Mason, was taken from his nursery in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, there was not very much evidence to go on, and the case went cold, but Isabelle will not stop searching until Mason is home safe and sound.
I really enjoyed the complexities of Isabelle's character and not only learning the mystery of what happened to Mason, but what happened to Isabelle's sister when they were young. There was an incident when Isabelle was just a child and asleep, and she has lived with that guilt for her entire life. Because of this, she does not trust herself to sleep, and she cannot one hundred percent claim her innocence for what happened to Mason. This grief, guilt, and twist made the story with Mason all the more interesting.
I hated Isabelle's husband. He was such a grimy lowlife who clearly was constantly chasing the next woman to give him the attention his fragile ego needed to sustain his abysmal existence. I understand and empathize that losing a child is difficult on a marriage, but he was clearly cheating on Isabelle for a while and left her so soon after Mason's disappearance. His plotline was important for the story, but I hated reading scenes with him.
I thought the ultimate mystery was interesting, but not groundbreaking. I was invested in the story, but more from afar. I did enjoy this idea of a mystery centered around how pure and all-encompassing a mother's love can be.
I will definitely pick up more from Stacy Willingham in the future.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Stalking, Death, Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy
tarynlannister's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
This reminded me of The Girl on the Train in construction and some themes, so if you enjoyed that I think you will enjoy this.
Graphic: Gaslighting and Kidnapping
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Violence
Overall, fairly mild violence for a mystery novel involving or referring to a few deaths. There is some discussion of a mother attempting murder-suicide with her child during a case of postpartum mental illness, and (late book spoilers, but should read if that theme would bother you)nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Infertility, and Pregnancy
happyreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
bosy369's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
libraryeile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence