Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

25 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

demiag's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

Hard to get into at first. Didn’t start enjoying it until over halfway through the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

anissawren's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity

4lexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

This book was enjoyable and interesting but it felt very familiar for the first 50%.  I appreciate how all of the questions were answered and the drama was good, but I wish the characters and motives were more fully explained. I would have preferred to watch more interactions with other characters rather than reading the main character repeatedly verbalize the questions the author has posed.  I loved the use of Tarot throughout the book and use of flashbacks, and overall I had a good time with the story.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Violence

bessadams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

adelinebal4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

cpratreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

I enjoyed this book, a solid Ware novel. I did wish that the ending was a little more dramatic, as it felt a little underwhelming compared to the setting. An easy vacation read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Medical content and Car accident

michellebell's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I figured most of it out, but I enjoyed it and liked Hal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Pregnancy