Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

112 reviews

coco78337's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

traciereads's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

rhgrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

ashyq's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was slow to grow on me but I ended up enjoying it unexpectedly at the end. I would suggest reading over audio book, just because I felt the narrator didn’t quite match the voice of the character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death

annieisawesome's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book. It started out kind of slow and typical mystery. But that twist was so surprising. I couldn’t see it coming. Very well done. There are some parts where it slowed down and felt lost. Along with some places with out of character moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

becks444's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Grief and Stalking

juanat77's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sonygaystation's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit

meghanlamar's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Grief