Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Synkän metsän siimeksessä by Ruth Ware

20 reviews

crabcake28's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I knew Clare was a bitch from the very beginning.

Predictable but still enjoyable. I personally didn't like any of the characters including the lead which made it a little less enjoyable but the plot was interesting enough to keep me invested. I’m not going to lie, I didn’t really like the ambiguous ending. (Surprising because I usually like ambiguous endings) It made the ending feel almost rushed and unfinished. Still enjoyable altogether but far from Ruth Ware’s best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Not exactly deadnaming but the main character is repeated called the wrong name (Leonora is her name, called Lee many times even after being corrected and told she doesn’t like that name), Mentions of PTSD

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Tense, atmospheric, emotional. Loved the back and forth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book and have enjoyed most of Ruth Ware’s books before. I thought the ending was a little predictable which is why I rated it a four. But overall I liked the story and it was something new that I had not read before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

This is a very compelling locked-room murder mystery. I usually know whodunnit long before the end but this one kept me guessing right up to the reveal. I had trouble putting this one down. It’s not the heart-racing type of thriller story, but it definitely still gives you the creeps. The chapters were mostly short, the writing is decidedly British, and the plot was incredibly believable. I look forward to reading more of Ware’s work! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aprilblues348's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I've read nearly every book by Ruth Ware at this point, and it's only because I've been so stressed and overwhelmed recently that I can't spare the brain space for anything more complicated. I need Ms. Ware's super repetitive writing that reminds me of details several times, so that I can zone out a good bit. I was really surprised how many lists this book was on. I mean, this was fine. I did want to know what happened in the end. I predicted the villain pretty early. I also found the MC extremely annoying. And why is it so hard to get a MC who isn't a precious little size small with size 6 feet like a fourth grader. Like my god, why is a female writer trying to make her protag the smallest that a woman can be? I do appreciate that Imogen Church does her very best with the text though, every time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Car accident, and Abortion

adelinebal4's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Honestly absolutely nothing was shocking and it was painfully obvious. With that being said I did enjoy this and like the atmosphere. It was interesting to see the relationship dynamics. I loved Nina she was honestly my favorite part of this book. It’s your newer to thrillers I would recommend this, but if your not and are looking for a big plot twist and not just a good time I wouldn’t recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I've read 2 other books by the author and loved them, but this one wasn't her best. I didn't like any characters, and Nora was not the smartest cookie. It was pretty easy to figure out the who/why of the mystery early on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol