Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

20 reviews

tayreads10's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book dragged for the first half. I almost stopped reading because it placed such an ambiguity there that held out far too long. Towards the end, when the twists and turns finally starting making themselves known, I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

cdkm9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this all the way through in one sitting. An excellent mystery that was engaging and kept me guessing until the end. The author also did an excellent job of weaving together the past and present story lines. At times I felt like I was actually in the main character’s head, with thoughts drifting in the past and then abruptly being brought back to the present. Most of the time when books try to do this it is just confusing, but this author pulls it off in a masterful way.

 It also was thought-provoking and I appreciated the commentary in the ‘Author’s Note’ (but don’t read that til after you’ve read the book).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

snoopyfanclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility

colorcrystals's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infertility, Violence, and Suicide attempt

princess_marie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

lindsayvale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

throwback682's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

It’s so hard to describe this book (or even give trigger warnings) without also giving spoilers. 

I think the author did a really good job of keeping you guessing and adding plenty of twists without it being heavy handed or corny. The narrator is both deeply sympathetic and deeply unsympathetic at the same time somehow. This was one I couldn’t put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Infertility, Sexual content, and Stalking

It’s hard to give TW without spoiling but many of the major trigger warnings surround motherhood in some way

chandlerkl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

kristihiggi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I could not figure this story out. I was desperate to know what happened to her son. It kept taking new turns that were plausible. The ending was fantastic! It made sense but I never guessed it. I couldn't understand Isabel's mother until I read the authors note at the end. I recommend reading that to understand why she wrote the mother the way she did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Kidnapping

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Emotional abuse and Fire/Fire injury