Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Whisper Man by Alex North

65 reviews

bookworm_43's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

sherenreads'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Torture, and Stalking

mj_86's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Death of parent

ravenpuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Bullying and Violence

lcm_xo's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bigfoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is my first, I would say, horror-mystery.  I am not one to enjoy books from the first person.  I would say that looking through the eyes of  Tom Kennedy was “eye opening.”  It gave a good sense of how he was and where he was going.  It was a well paced book with tension throughout.  All I am going to say is they did Peter dirty.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

ruthypoo2's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Violence and Blood

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

This was enjoyable! When I was reading it I was really intrigued and immersed in the story, but when I put it down and didn’t really think about it or want to pick it up. It is very slow and honestly not a lot happens in the first 90%, but I still mostly enjoyed that. I liked how there was a supernatural aspect which your don’t know if it’s real or not. I always enjoy that. There was honestly to many points of view and I only liked 3 of them. I don’t like following detectives all that much. I’m glad I read this because it was a good slow burn mystery (just not a favorite) and will probably read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

the_restricted_section'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The eeriness of the story is so well written. It constantly kept my mind guessing as to where it was taking me. Fast paced page turner that I read in two days. Staying up far too late because I just wanted so desperately to know the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent