Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Never Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian

11 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

i really enjoyed the characters and seeing the world/plot events from their perspectives (as people who don't feel emotions like others do). however, i thought the ending was rushed and while i can see the motive of the killer, it would have been way more interesting if they were included in the book more 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Vomit, Murder, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

syddsmiles1024's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Stalking, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

odrib's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Car accident

at806's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

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

4.0

It was an interesting mystery/thriller. I appreciated the way Washington, DC was described in the book. So many books set in Washington, DC get so much wrong, but this one had all the details correct. I could tell that the author spent a lot of time in the city. I found the characters interesting. Most of them are not very likeable, if there was only one perspective I probably would have gotten annoyed with them quickly, but I really liked them as a group and found myself wanting to read more about them. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Suicide

aberdonian67'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, and Vomit

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Child death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Racism

moon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, and Suicide

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Cursing

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

lilifane's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Should I be worried that this is the second book this year where I was rooting for a murderer/psychopath?
Anyway, I was really surprised by this book and by how much I enjoyed. It was written in such a fun way. It was super fast paced and didn't get boring for a second. It accomplished something that not many thrillers accomplish: It kept me guessing until the very end basically. I had no idea who the killer was or what would happen next because these characters were so unpredictable.
Usually, I get annoyed when characters act in an irrational way or do something stupid. But here the characters were actually pretty smart and when they did something stupid, it was still believable. That was very refreshing. (I mean, you spend most of the book in the heads of psychopaths and not every decision they make is "good". But I liked how the book showed that not everyone who is diagnosed with this disorder is necessary evil or a murderer.)
Also, I listened to the audiobook and loved it. The narrator does such a good job with the tone and voices, I laughed a lot just because of how she read some of the scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, and Suicide