Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

36 reviews

rachel_stout's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

gknott's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author. The story was deeply upsetting, I was really rooting for the characters, and it was super scary. I had a bit of an idea about some of the events before they unfolded, but I didn't mind. A very fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Torture, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol

ladyinverse's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.5

wowee wow wow wow. I expected some of the twists in this but the biggest one of the book I did not expect at all. a very well done suspense thriller with believable characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Extremely predictable from the start, you know exactly what you’re going to get and what happens as soon as enough if set up. The story is extremely simple but it does scratch a certain itch in the fall/winter. Overall not bad! A good in between read for when you don’t really wanna dive into too much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Pregnancy

kt2e56's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.0

Fairly compelling! Definitely a page turner! I think this fell victim though to the problem I have with most thrillers lately: the author is so wrapped up in preserving their big reveal at the end that a lot of the description about characters feels pretty bland or nonexistent outside of the flashbacks to the past. It’s extra infuriating here because some of these reveals are very easy to guess and the reader picking up on them ahead of time wouldn’t really hinder the book all that much. The characters all feel very lifeless and sort of blend together.

The ending also felt a bit rushed but the plot itself does make up for that. It’s certainly entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Pregnancy

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jkar7's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Police brutality, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Self harm, and Vomit

icieri's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail