Reviews tagging 'Death'

Playing Nice by JP Delaney

5 reviews

nessreadsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

Pete Riley answers the door one morning to a parents worst nightmare. Miles Lambert gives the devestating news that their sons were swapped at birth. Their lives are thrown upside down as they try to navigate a plan to share their children's lives but as disturbing information comes to light everything starts to fall apart. 

I struggled to get into the story at the beginning. None of the characters are particularly likeable and it takes a while to get going. I actually abandoned it for a few weeks and then gave it a second go. Once I got back into it I was hooked on the mystery and the psychological suspense of what would happen next. This was originally going to be a 3 star review but the ending was perfect! My heart was racing as I willed Pete and Maddie to find a solution and I was not disappointed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Car accident

vivisms_82's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Marvellous domestic thriller. Could not put this book down. Found it messy and clever. Miles is

one of the most devious, diabolical characters I have come across in a long time!!)

The only thing that bugged me was why

didn't the police see that every time Miles felt crossed, someone got hit by a car!!! Like several people. No CCTV at any of the places??! Also they did background checks on Pete and Maddie but not him??

 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

blueyogi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Pedophilia, and Abortion

NICU flashbacks

savannahsauls's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol