Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

87 reviews

xdawnsii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. I love space and I love spooky, so the premise of this book was super appealing to me. It has early 2000’s haunted house movie vibes, but in space.

I thought the first half of the book was excellent - so creepy and mysterious. The second half was good, but I definitely enjoyed the first half more.

 This book wasn’t perfect, and I didn’t like the main character all of the time, but this book was still a lot of fun to read! I would recommend this book if you’re looking for something quick and creepy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

billyjepma's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

First half is killer suspense and growing dread, while the second half is much more mechanical and makes some strange structural choices that I think were intended to make things less predictable but inadvertently bypass the stuff I was most interested in seeing more of. Still, a very fun read I would’ve torn through far quicker had other favors (i.e., I got COVID, lol) got in the way. As shaky (and occasionally pedestrian) as the writing can be, this absolutely scratched the itch I had for “scary spaceship vibes,” so consider it a 4-star read if you ever find yourself with a similar craving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Death of parent, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol

cosmicpanda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

babyfacedoldsoul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book wasn't for me and that's okay. I highly recommend checking out the content warnings before embarking on this book as it has the potential to be triggers ahoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

shelfofunread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, and Confinement

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Omg I really loved this. It was spooky and creepy, but I also feel in love with the characters and felt for them. It made me emotional at one point. Also there’s a bit of a romance and I ate it up, I loved it. This was such an interesting concept and so creepy and intriguing. I didn’t read the comparison and as I was reading I was like it’s like Titanic but in space and everyone losing it. I enjoyed reading this so much that I wanted to read it but I didn’t want it to end and I didn’t want anything to happen to the characters so I would post pone reading it. I’m so happy I read this and loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Confinement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body horror, Death of parent, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Torture

emmyann2319's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A good spooky read, I didn't see the twist coming even though I kept trying to solve what was going on so that was enjoyable. Even managed to get a couple halfway jump-scares via a book so kudos to the author for that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

haleybre's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death, Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

mich3ll31221's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Genocide, Chronic illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicide, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Car accident, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail