Reviews tagging 'Grief'

14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph

34 reviews

bookdxryl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

josbookcorner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

14 Ways to Die was a fun YA thriller to read. It kept me on my toes as I read about Jessica and her journey with filming her reality YouTube show.

There were a lot of twists in the story. I was surprised to find out who the Magpie Man was. It was honestly unexpected for me. 

I struggled a bit to get through this book. Don't get me wrong, it was a good story. I just wish it was executed better. 

It annoys me how the main character breaks the law because she feels she has the right to if she finds evidence. I know that sometimes in real life, cops don't do as much as they should in a case, but that  doesn't mean that a teenager should. Leave that to the real investigators. The blatant stupidity of Jessica  was aggravating. 

Also, her viewpoint of "You don't understand what I've been through" was irritating. The other victims know exactly how she feels. Almost every time someone tried sympathizing, she pushed them away. 

I wish we got to read more about the other 4 people competing to earn the full 3 months for their YouTube show. After they all decided to quit, (which was really weird by the way), they were never talked about again. If the author is going to include them, at least keep them in the storyline. imo, the author shouldn't have included them at all. 

The book also could have been a lot shorter. It dragged on and I found myself avoiding to finish it. I would've DNF'ed it, but I wanted to find out who the Magpie Man was. 

Oh, and her sudden decision of wanting to be a therapist when she grows up was corny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

annamwallace66's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

fizzy_reads's review against another edition

mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

doegirlreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Bullying, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

anahita_10's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

mysterious sad

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child abuse

alishalaurit's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

1.0

This was not a thriller. This was a book about grief. I understand the main character missed her mom and that was the motive for finding the magpie murder but holy crap. I don’t think we went a page without talking about it. This book was just sad. And the characters were so one dimensional. I ended up skimming a lot and skipping sections to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

hxayys's review against another edition

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? N/A

3.5

At times it was really slow and just had no exciting bits, it wasn’t predictable to me but i dont really try and predict it because it ruins the experience for me, this took me approximately 3 days to read. But if you want a murder mystery that’s fairly similar to Holly Jackson’s books, I recommend this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

cernst09's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail