Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

24 reviews

bronwyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Mass/school shootings

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

kaybird's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

It's hard to follow the author in the setting. What time frame, which character, etc? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Death of parent

matthewrob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

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

anastasia07's review

This book is extremely well-written, Louise Penny is a master of building tension, even from the first pages. However, this is not a ‘cozy’ mystery book. There are obviously heavy themes of violence, especially against women and children. The sexist nature of the crimes in the book were too much for me to read so I won’t be finishing it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mass/school shootings

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

alisonreadsitall's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

Wow. Seriously I don’t know how she [Louise Penny] does it. 😭🤯

I felt emotional and physical distress while reading this, but in the best way possible.

 I hate spoilers so I feel I can’t say much without giving anything away, but I highly recommend this series if you enjoy murder mysteries with a twist. (But you must read them in order to get the full emotional
effect.) Louise Penny is what actually really got me back into reading again back in 2020 and I’m so thankful for these books. 🥰

I feel like I must mention the content warnings because these books definitely deal with some heavier topics (besides just murder).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

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