Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Παγωμένος άγγελος by Samuel Bjørk

12 reviews

beth_books_123's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

A strange one - 3.5*

I don't love the chapters that don't include the main characters so I skipped some bits and that's why I won't give it 4*.
The murderer was WEIRD. I will be reading the next one but I'm not desperate to read it...I'll read it tomorrow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Murder

dannilmp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

This was a gripping story, certainly with your typical not run of the mill cops with their own loads of baggage each and a view that some rules are just guidelines, but they will stop at nothing to get the job done! I would not recommend this book if you are averse to child murder or murder descriptions as this story does not shy away from those.

Going through Holger and Mia's story and getting to know them better was a good read. I especially enjoyed seeing how Mia's brain works and how she comes to her conclusions, but the story did make her feel a little bit like a supercomputer rather than human. The ending to this book seemed fitting with all the characters fates and I enjoyed how the end section of the story linked back to the beginning in a way. 

Admittedly, sometimes I did get confused about who we were following, why we were following and what their importance was to the rest of the story, especially regarding the two young boys and the wood cult, for lack of a better term.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Child death

fiona5's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Not super into crime thrillers but got hooked with this story - good pacing, characters better developed than I expected for this genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, Mental illness, Child death, Death, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse, Transphobia, Sexism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Drug use, and Deadnaming

melonque's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Religious bigotry

fabelfuchs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Drug use, Child death, and Suicide

madisonbell_'s review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, and Child death

raving_reader_kimi's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent

singalana's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcohol, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

klara12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A really good thriller! The ending felt a bit rushed but overall I highly recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse