Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones

6 reviews

directorpurry's review

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sas_ram's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

fmr37's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

chris_reads's review

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Cultural appropriation

sallenreads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

I've inhaled many a YA mystery in the last couple years, and MISSING CLARISSA is a fresh take on the genre. Like SADIE, it's framed as a podcast, with excerpts interspersed throughout the book. What I loved was how the process of researching Clarissa's disappearance and creating the podcast was also a means to critique the true crime genre, whether through Cam and Blair thinking through what their motivations for telling Clarissa's story were, or secondary characters explicitly sharing their issues with true crime on the page. This critique was woven in with a well-plotted mystery, as well as Cam and Blair's character development. Overall, MISSING CLARISSA is a strong addition to the YA mystery fold.

Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing a copy for review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail