Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

13 reviews

kamrynkoble's review against another edition

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

3.0

Whew! I think I read this in two sittings. It was a very tightly paced, twisty thriller, and I loved the short chapters and multiple POVs. 

My main issue was that there was SO many characters and plot threads I could not keep them straight. Even in the beginning I could feel myself losing track of all the people introduced. I think it would’ve been better if I actually read this instead of listening to the audiobook, but it was a little rough. I’m still not quite sure what exactly happened to certain threads became it was a little too ambiguous and confusing. Like a certain character died? That was news to me in the epilogue! And googling it, it doesn’t seem I’m the only one who was confused about that. 

Also, I can tell this male author has never been pregnant with twins or talked to a woman who’s been pregnant with twins. 

All in all this was an enjoyable thriller and I’d recommend it. What you see is what you get. Fast and twisty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

rachhromann's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

This was just such a great, suspenseful, read. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I did not want to put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sydoodle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

eyedoc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping and Abandonment

tanishah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

teto's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

random19379's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

<a little boring and horrible ending, had a cool concept though, could have been done better>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

lilifane's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

I'm surprised how much I enjoyed the book. 
It's about a brutal murder taking place in the past and a similar crime taking place in the present. I really like these kinds of stories. 
This was fast-paced, the twists and turns surprised me, all loose ends were tied up, nothing really annoyed be. And I even liked the characters, although some of them were a little one dimensional. But I guess that's what I liked so much, no unnecessary personal drama. 
It's not groundbreaking or anything, but it gave me exactly what I needed from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide