Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

34 reviews

lcg527's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment

mndscranton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Grief

rg_125's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

The main character was so fixated on her sad circumstances growing up that she couldn't focus on being good at her job. She didn't seem to have any street smarts or the instincts needed to solve crimes. I found her pretty unlikeable, even as I was sympathizing with her sad circumstances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

katekatiekait's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent

atamano's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Dementia, and Classism

hailey_alexis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

eachz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

3.5

Pros: The way secrets were gradually revealed kept me very invested in the mystery / plot. I appreciated the compassionate lens of the novel and the research the author did to handle the setting.

Cons: Something about the narrator felt stiff and unrealistic; I found the tone of the narration just ever so slightly annoying. The resolution of the main mystery also felt a little too quick and neat. Edited to add: I read another review that articulated one of my issues with this book well -- despite the heavy/emotional topics this book deals with, the narration style (and frankly the boring-ness of the MC) was such that I didn't really *feel* much reading this other than curiosity about the plot.

Overall I enjoyed reading this; a solid read that kept me hooked for a few days! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Trafficking, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity and Blood

juanat77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

momocandy74's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

As a Philadelphia native, I loved all the name dropping of Philly landmarks (KOP, K&A, Franklin Institute, Mummer's Parade, Center City, the El, Academy of Music, Broad Street, the Ave, and probably more that I'm missing). I was surprised that the author isn't actually from here, and she clearly did her research with the locals. Especially when it comes to the culture around catholic schools and public schools, especially in the North/Northeast. 

However....I didn't love it. The ending was a little anti-climactic and

as happy as I was to learn that Kacey was safe and getting clean, her having been hiding away at their father's this entire time just felt so aggravating to me. After all that, she was in Delaware the entire time. And the reveal of who the killer was? I wish we had spent more time with him, making his guilt as the man killing these girls in the neighborhood have a little more weight, his reveal left me a little confused at first because i had honestly forgotten about him.

Overall though, a very well researched story taking place in Kensington and you can tell from every page that a lot of care was given to staying true to the locals and trying to tell the story from the point of a view of a local as best as possible, and I think she succeeded. Wasn't a huge fan of the overall plot (mostly just the ending), but I have to give credit for a great Philadelphia setting. 3.5! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

josie2k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment