Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

4 reviews

greatexpectations77's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was quite creepy, and I appreciated all of the tension and mystery that Ms. Ware built up over the course of the book. But I didn't feel like the resolution was fully satisfying. It was like a friend telling you how incredibly delicious a restaurant is for lots of hours, and then you show up there and all they have is toast. Like, does this technically fulfill the need? Yeah, but you feel disappointed that the build-up didn't lead to a huge ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

hannas_ink_prints's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

Koukuttava ja välillä kylmiäväreitä aiheuttava teos, jossa oli myös surullisia piirteitä. Välillä tuntui että juonta oli turhasti pitkitetty ja tarina haahuili, mutta parhaimmillaan hyytävä thrilleri, joka sitou lukijansa äärelleen. Kompleksinen päähahmo oli myös plussaa, sillä Rowan oli mukava piristys aina kaikkien puhtoisten ja oikeudenmukaisten sankaritarien jälkeen. Hänen hahmonsa tuntuu aidolta vaikka ajoittain turhankin naivilta, siihen nähden kuinka kokenut hoitaja tämä muka on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Holy shit! So many twists and turns I did not anticipate. I like that the book is written in a series of letters and that the narrator is not necessarily reliable. This book definitely made me a bit jumpy and the ending brought tears to my eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, and Classism