Reviews tagging 'Death'

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

21 reviews

maddireads13's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Alcohol

sofiam19's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Addiction

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

My only disappointment with this book is that I must wait for her to publish the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol

hplreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

pphector's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, and Death of parent

kelsielovesbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

asacco9642's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

supermarioctopus's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

I love these books. This was by far the darkest Ave creepiest. I am starting to notice some inconsistencies in the novels, but still enjoy them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, and Murder

zosiablue's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Lovely writing as always, but I do miss this series being cozy. It used to be light with gorgeous descriptions of cafes and bookstores and brunch, and now it's sexual assault, characters constantly in peril, constant death, and depression. 

And this one was a little dull - it spent 90% of the book trying to figure out which sibling in a family was the Bad One. It felt like every page asked that question. And then there was a side plot with a grimoire? And a hidden room and a serial killer? There was somehow a whole lot and not enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, and Murder