Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Family Business by Jonathan Sims

10 reviews

bernard_black's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

I wish it was creepier and the ending felt a bit cartoonish to me.

Also what is it with Jonny and killing characters who are named after someone he loves? 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

(mentions of two characters 'enjoying sex' and two different characters sleeping together in the past)

mistrum_crowe's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Deportation

nebulous_cat's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Excrement, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

iamastraythought's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Mr. Sims you have done it again. Diverse in that way that isn't really mentioned, horrifying in both a soul crushing and mundane way. 

this book is like the lonely on steroids. Of course it's a separate media, but all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying

casdelvo's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-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: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Classism

catriona176's review

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, Vomit, and Stalking

ratgerry's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

Jonathan Sims does it again, demonstrating his skill in crafting a mystery that gradually comes together, sharpens, and builds towards an exhilaratingly horrifying finale. Beyond that, I never expected a horror novel to inspire me to seek out community and connect more closely with the people around me, but this one did it. 
My only point of critique is that

Mr Bill's Memory Prisons at the end

felt a little underexplored and like a slightly rushed addition for Plot Convenience, but not enough to break my suspension of disbelief.
All in all a ride that I could hardly put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism

gracecrandall's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

ionop's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

emflipspages's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked this book, I'm a sucker for Jonny Sims and his use of patterns and categories in horror. But this book got a little bit repetitive sometimes, as if only the relevant happenings in the plot line were piled on top of each other, and the resolution wasn't as satisfying as it could have been (the solution came somewhat suddenly and there were still a lot of unanswered questions at the end). Still, the writing style, the characters and the story itself are completely brilliant, and you bet I'll be looking out for the rest of Jonny's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Torture, and War