Reviews tagging 'Death'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

163 reviews

courtthelionberryann's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this one at first because it just reminded me so much of Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera that I read this summer that I couldn’t feel invested. But by the midway point I was hooked and all of the ridiculous small town drama sunk its claws into me. I had guessed a bunch of the major reveals but that didn’t hinder me from enjoying bingeing this fast-paced thriller. My only complaint is that I wish there had actually been podcast elements in this book, considering that one of the main characters is a podcaster! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

simplyammee's review against another edition

mysterious tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Medical content

For anyone who needs info on the rape trigger

it's statutory rape that the author makes clear the MC initiated. Still SR obviously but it's not on page, only mentioned historically and isn't violent. About as consensual as SR can be (a 15 year old who asks the guy to buy her beer can't properly consent but again the MC seeks the guy out and initiated)

meg1241's review against another edition

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? N/A

3.5

The story is good, but the book has so much filler. I feel like 1/4 of the book could've been cut out, without taking away from the storyline. 

There are definitely twists in the book, but there are so many that it's almost hard to realize what is going on at times. 

Nonetheless, it's worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Outing, and Abandonment

heather_harrison's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Mystery thriller centred on returning home 20-something years after the fact. Plenty of decent tropes. Mixed bag of plot twists. Pacing was better from the second half of the book but overall fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

oliviawesome1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is a hard read. It’s page shifts frequently. But the ending- the artistry, the mystery, the story unfolding- is so worth it. It left me raw and pensive. I would definitely recommend reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

bergie99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Oooh this was a good mystery! I didn’t see anything coming even though I definitely should have. To be fair, the narrator is super unreliable. Unfortunately for me the character I most relate to ends up being so evil. Nothing is as it seems. You can’t stop and have to stay up late to see how it ends. This small town and the woods are a lot more complex than they seem! Would have been 5 stars but the romance is closed door which made me very mad 😬

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

biblouchorr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail