Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

45 reviews

emmaasbokhylla's review against another edition

fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bitchesgottaread's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

priceliketag's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

daepyonimst's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide and Murder

bites_of_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This was a pretty twisty mystery that did surprise me multiple times. I liked the format with the multiple POVs and also the uncertainty with each of the POVs. It was hard to pinpoint every single thing from the start, which was nice for a mystery. 

Near the end I did feel like there might have been an extra chapter or two that were not needed for me but I do appreciate the added information they provided. 

I'd rather not say much about the plot but if you like mysteries about writers and novels then this might be for you. I also enjoyed the winter setting in a remote chapel and the epistolary format for some of the chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow, the writing. I enjoyed the storyline right after everything began to make sense. Literally mind blown 🤯

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse

tris256's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

sierrabowers's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Wow this book was wild. To be honest I wasn’t initially interested in this book, the synopsis sounding pretty generic to me but I saw it was getting so much love and I’m always down for a good mystery/thriller so I started it and just wow. I’m mad I didn’t pick it up sooner because I haven’t read a thriller/mystery book that’s taken me by surprise in a long time. Usually I can figure out the ending, and though I did figure out one piece of the puzzle on my own, there were just so many twists that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat. I’m already recommending this book to everyone I know. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail