Reviews tagging 'Death'

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

10 reviews

liv_smiithh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

the first anthony horowitz i’ve ever read and honestly can say that i was compelled by it. being the first murder mystery i have read in a good while i forgot my love of the genre and this was an amazing book to get back into it. horowitz own reflection of wat sons narrative is similar to that of conan doyle’s yet has a fresher take that is darker and yet still just as tense.
the way it all wraps up neatly at the end is amazing as mid way through you are confused as to how this case has taken a second road and where they interconnect. a good moody autumn read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

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

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Classism

zuai's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

rcarri264's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

fatherofmysteries's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Captures the feel of Holmes, true to the characters, but with the darker, hidden side at the forefront. Not afraid to rip off the bandaid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

elzmri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Horowitz portrays Holmes and Watson brilliantly, and I really like his writing style. However the content of the crimes that they were investigating, which were revealed towards the end, was really difficult to read and I wish I had seen the content trigger warnings beforehand. As a review on the front cover notes, Horowitz certainly does explore the “capital’s dark underbelly [more] than Conan Doyle ever did”, but I found this to be a bit too triggering and shocking for me and I was close to having to put the book down, but I tried and managed to read it to the end. Nevertheless, I hope for Horowitz to write more Holmes pastiches in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

ghouligan's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Murder, and Classism

littlemozart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast-paced page turner - I really enjoyed this coda to the Sherlock Holmes series. Holmes and Watson were very well portrayed, and all of the threads of the mysteries were drawn together well at the end of the book.

It is worth noting, however, that all in all this was a serious, dark read, with not much redeeming lightness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Addiction

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder