Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding

5 reviews

peyviz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

Fast paced and exciting with so much DRAMA. I appreciate the switch in perspectives because i feel that it was definitely necessary in this story. Sometimes the different styles of voices felt a little forced, but overall it was written in a way that kept me reading.

The last sentence was kind of annoying to be honest because it left so much up to interpretation, but the more i think about it, the more I feel that it was most likely just the group of boys again, but it felt a little try-hard for a suspenseful ending.

Definitely recommend if you’re looking for a fast paced quick read that will keep you hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, and Excrement

brynhayes's review

adventurous dark 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: Animal death, Bullying, and Blood

sarknado's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

micaelamariem's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

I’m starting to think maybe I do like thrillers if they are done properly…
I loved the multiple pov which helped me dive into everyone’s secrets while still having an unreliability to the views, keeping me guessing. I also loved how the conclusion is still a bit open ended and I can come up with some of my own interpretations even though the big questions are answered! 
TWs: SA, addiction, violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infidelity

soobooksalot's review

dark 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

4.0

Who knows what secrets lurk behind closed doors?
 In pursuit of the answers, I could not put down The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding!
 Viv and Thomas are your seemingly average happily-married couple, living with their two kids Tarryn and Eli. But every one of them have secrets that may be impacting their home life.
 Their house has been vandalized, with increasing frequency and severity. Any one of the family member's secrets could be motivation behind the attacks, but no one knows what each other is bringing to the table.
 It's like a domestic locked-neighbourhood suspense, with some decidedly dark turns.
 Some great twists and reveals make this a real-page turner. Recommended!
 Released on Aug. 10.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol