Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin

5 reviews

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

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

4.0

A fun, wild ride! I really loved how this book blended romance and suspense/thriller. 

It was hard not to get frustrated with Maggie. Especially in the past chapters. But I still really enjoyed watching her story unfold

Like most books in this genre, it’s best to go in blind and let the story unfold as you read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

feralsarah's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

A slow burn of mystery, angst, and love. Kept me hooked the whole time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, and Murder

deshanejt's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was my first book by Kiersten Modglin, and I loved it so much I look forward to reading more!!

The suspense, the spice, the plot... Very well done!! 👍🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking and Pregnancy

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

nadia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I listened to this on audio and was very intrigued at the beginning, curious as to where it was all going...

Ultimately, I got frustrated with the main character and her decisions and the key romance thread/theme in the book got rather repetitive. On top of that, based on what we'd been told about the characters, some of their actions at different times felt farfetched/unbelievable.

I wasn't as emotionally invested come the end as I thought I'd be given the beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Mental illness