Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Agathas by Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow

6 reviews

reya2u's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Cancer

imstephtacular's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Stalking, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Blood

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

That was a fun read. Loved the two protagonists and their interactions a lot. A little sad the side characters in the friends group were not equally fleshed out, there is definitely potential for future installments though. The same applies to the plot. It wasn't anything special, just a messy murder investigation. I liked some fresh approaches to the amateur investigation methods, but in the end, there wasn't enough of it for my taste. And it was pretty obvious to me who the murderer was, so... yeah. But I loved the writing. Not only the way Alice's and Iris' friendship progressed, but also the use of social media. It was really well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Toxic friendship, Child death, Abandonment, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

missrosymaplemoth's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Cancer, Infidelity, Stalking, and Abandonment

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

If you're looking for a YA mystery to start off your summer with, this is a great twisty one! Just when you think you have the mystery figured out, something will happen to make you second guess yourself. I also thoroughly enjoyed the references to Agatha Christie, even though I've never read an Agatha Christie book in my life.

That being said, I think it was slightly longer than it needed to be? At times, the story seemed to drag a little. But it all lead to a fun conclusion, one that will definitely keep you on your feet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Cancer, Child death, and Infidelity

denisejochems's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer and Car accident