Reviews tagging 'Child death'

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

40 reviews

book_lover1028's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

kez96's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

wperdue92's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I don’t usually cry when I read books. I did with this one. Very well written but very dark and emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

raloveridge's review

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

I would’ve loved to read this book if Mags, the detective’s wife, had been the lead detective on the case. Overall, an okay mystery that had me rolling my eyes at the mustache-twirling villain at the end of it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Miscarriage

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Animal death, and Pregnancy

-Brief description of a deceased puppy in Ch. 10 -Detailed description of a dead kitten at the end of Ch. 28 -Beau the dog survives the story

msamandajones's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I almost gave up on it as the first few chapters were slow. It picked up after that. The first twist was something I did not see coming and was impressed how clever it was. While the complete ending was a little far-fetched it held my interest all the way through.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child death

daniellepaige86's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, and Murder

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child death, Car accident, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Stalking

susie_bee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide attempt and Panic attacks/disorders

chailady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Holy! The plot twist(s). The authentic writing. Plus Part 1 and Part 2 are so different! I was so caught up with the intensity of the plot, the twists, the characters, the language that I did not want to stop reading. 
I may need to reread this one, just to see if it’s that good or did I just miss the obvious clues? I strongly believe it’s that good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence