Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Dry, by Jane Harper

10 reviews

satuhurme's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia, Self harm, and Alcoholism

keirahelena_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Racial slurs

kponturo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

fraeyalise's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.5

Maybe I'm just not one for thrillers/mysteries, but the mysteries all seem contrived to me. 

Spoiler

The resolution of my mystery seemed to come out of nowhere precisely because the author gave absolutely no foreshadowing. And Ellie seems like an afterthought. Scott's character changed so fast it almost gave me whiplash.

 

Maybe my standards are just too high for mysteries. I did finish it, it was pretty easy to get through, but I'm left feeling more hollow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, and Pregnancy

booksof_fern's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

ebt137's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

foreverinastory's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

Good mystery, kept me guessing.

Rep: Female side character who was abused, side character with dementia, side MLM relationship.

CWs: Alcohol consumption/alcoholism, blood, cursing, death/death of parent, dementia, gun violence, murder, violence, excrement, past mentions of child abuse/death, fire/fire injury, homophobia, misogyny, outing, pregnancy, past mentions of suicidal thoughts, sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Misogyny, Incest, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Self harm

drblind's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death and Bullying

Minor: Dementia and Misogyny

tinylibrarianreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Grief