Reviews tagging 'Death'

Rock Paper Scissors, by Alice Feeney

54 reviews

lily_peach's review

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Infertility, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, and Death

adamsbookshelf's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

 I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I Really enjoyed maybe 1/10 of this book but the 9/10 were just meh. The story really dragged on for me and I didn't feel any suspense for the climax. I love how the author writes in such detail that you feel wrapped into the environment. I just don't think I'm a fan of the writing style.

Spoiler

When I read "Sometimes I lie" i wasn't a fan of "read two chapters then go back in time and end on a cryptic note about someone dying soon, but then no one dies for a long time". I also kinda predicted something weird was going on with the notes since I've read the authors previous work, so I was just waiting for the twist to come.

I guess I'm just not a fan of this style of novel, but I did enjoy this one more than the last novel I read from the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

tristapruridge's review

dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Infertility, Stalking, Car accident, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Alcohol, Murder, and Grief

lindavs22's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, and Suicide

jharcarik8's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

growintogardens's review against another edition

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

3.25

I had most of it figured out quicker than expected, but it kept my attention throughout and surprised a couple times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Emotional abuse

itsalina's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Infertility, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

robins_reads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

I wish people were more like books. If you realize halfway through a novel that you aren't enjoying it anymore, you can just stop and find something new to read. Same with films and TV dramas. There is no judgment, no guilt, nobody
even needs to know unless you choose to tell them. But with people, you tend to have to see it through to the end, and sadly not everyone gets to live happily ever after

Sometimes you just know a person is bad news as soon as you meet them, because they’re rotten, inside and out, and instinct tells you to stay away.

this one was difficult for me to rate. when i finished it, it didn’t feel like a 5 star read BUT it also didn’t feel like a 4 star read or as low as a 3 star read. i think i hyped this one up for myself prior to diving in to it, which ultimately lead to me being disappointed and settling on 3 stars. it started out great and i really liked it until the end, which i wasn’t a fan of at all. while i didn’t guess the main/big plot twist, i still didn’t get that wow factor i look for in thrillers when the twists/reveals occur. i did really enjoy the writing style, so i’ll definitely be checking out other books by this author - this just wasn’t the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity

cc0urtn3yy's review

mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

rebeccaelizabeth94's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Grief, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders