Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Het meisje in het ijs by Robert Bryndza

7 reviews

miarae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, even when I wasn't the biggest fan of Erika Foster, she is the kind of person you'd want investigating if you've been the victim of a crime. I loved the sweet moments with her father in law and the road towards forgiveness. The plot itself was alright, not really my cup of tea, but well written (granted, it took me a bit to get used to the writing style) even though most of the characters involved were horrible people. I look forward to reading more of the series, and hope that the plot will be more to my liking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

anne_reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

1.0

easy read and kept me interested throughout, mainly because i liked that it was fast-paced. definitely reads like it's an episode of csi or law & order and often felt pretty cheesy. the killer reveal felt lackluster as there just weren't a lot of real clues that lead to it being this person in particular. i went through so many suspects but only because the evidence towards everyone was so small and vague and not because i felt like the mystery itself was well-done. there were a lot of typos throughout as well which felt lame on the editor's part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia

arxchiell's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

hilarylouise's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Vomit

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

4.00 stars
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TW: Death, Blood, Murder, Sexual Content, Animal Cruelty, Animal Death, Gun Violence, Homophobia. 
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What a page turner! When the body of a woman is found frozen in ice, detective Erika Foster is brought on to lead the case. Facing backlash from her dark past she soon realizes that this case could be the breaking point of her career. Erika doesn't stop and leaves no stones unturned to find justice for the victim. I've always been such a fan of police procedural's, and love when they include a strong female lead. I will note that at times I felt like the character was going a bit too far and really risking her career, but understood the whole "I have nothing else to lose" motto. It was nice to finally see someone stand up for what they believed in and who wouldn't take no for an answer.

I was hooked into the investigation from the start, and tried to solve the case as the story unfolds. When it felt like everything was coming together, another twist was thrown in and took the reader on a loop. I truly didn't see the ending coming. I enjoyed having the killer's POV thrown in, as it created a sense of unease and allowed us to realize how dangerous for Erika this case would be. From the moment I picked up this book, I didn't want to put it down and I look forward to continuing the series as all of the characters were loveable in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia

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