Reviews tagging 'Death'

Unbelievable by Sara Shepard

8 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I think this may be my favourite in the series so far! all the girls had character growth, and each of their storylines were interesting in their own ways. I do wish the book had explored Emily being sent away a little more, it felt like it was done and dusted very quickly when it had a lot of potential to be a bigger storyline! 
This was also the first book since PLL that you could see where the show got some inspiration. Hanna’s accident, the masquerade ball, and the A reveal were all definitely used as loose inspiration for scenes in the show, so it was cool to see how they contrasted! 

Looking forward to reading the next one in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

underscoresyd's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Incest, Blood, and Vomit

vincentedward16's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Torture, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Outing, and Classism

dumaurier's review against another edition

3.5

im afraid to say that mike montgomery has the only brain cell in all of rosewood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Murder

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Read For:

✓ Beach House

✓ Mystery Vibes

✓ Bad Decisions

✓ Hiding Behind Lies

✓ Mean Girls Rule Rosewood

˗ˏˋ ★ REVIEW ★ ˎˊ˗

It still surprises me how much happens early on in this series, yet, there is still a long away to go. 

Hanna knowing a bit too much and it goes from bad to worse for her. Aria dealing with being caught with her teacher and acting as if it was totally unfair the police took him away… girlypop you’re a teenager he is an adult.  Her dad might be a cheater but at least he makes room for Aria, even if she isn’t happy about it. 

Emily being sent to live with her strict aunt and uncle to cure the rebellious gay urges, which goes as well as anything Emily does… horribly.  But her family slowly starts to accept her being gay.  Spencer is after her sister’s boyfriend… yet again.  Honestly no wonder why Melissa is mean to her I would be too at this point in the book.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧

POV: Multiple, Third Person

Release Date: 27, May 2008

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Blood, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This has been my least favorite of the four so far. Spencer is still my favorite of the four girls, but I didn't find myself as interested in her arc this time around. The pacing felt off during the first half, but it REALLY picked up by the end - it was a wild ride for sure haha!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

regalreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Car accident

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Blood

coffeebreath27's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

2024 re-read: 3 stars

still enjoyed that A reveal the second time. how i wish the tv series also stayed committed to the character deaths in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Stalking