Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Come with me by Ronald Malfi

10 reviews

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

An unexpected mystery following the tragic death of his wife, what was she hiding? Turns out that dear Aaron had NO idea who his wife really was and I couldn't help but carry on the journey with him to find out WHO she was and WHAT she was up to! Her presence is haunting him every step of the way as he travels all over the east coast connecting the dots but in the end, who are we really haunting but ourselves? 
This thriller definitely keeps you on your toes and keeps you wanting. I did not like how the BIG mystery was resolved. It seemed so disconnected from the entire rest of the story and I definitely feel like it could have been done better using a character who we already knew was deeply intertwined. Honestly felt like a cop-out. The end of the last chapter WAS beautiful and wrapped up that plot line well. Overall I will be reading more Ronald Malfi BUT I'm glad this wasn't his first work that I read, otherwise it might have been my last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide, Addiction, and Child abuse

angryoppossum's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Murder, Grief, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Suicide

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Drug use

kkalicky94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Blood, Physical abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

bethkayreading'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

ashlynhu's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Child abuse, and Gun violence

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

I’m very glad I went into this knowing it’s mystery/thriller and not horror because I’d have been disappointed if I expected horror, but I thought it was a GREAT mystery/thriller. Lots of unexpected twists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Grief and Gun violence

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

i was super invested in this from the first chapter. it was my first time reading malfi, and i was not disappointed. the atmosphere of suspense was amazing; kept me guessing until right up to the end. i do have to say i found the ending a little disappointing tho.

Spoiler

i'm just really tired of "purity" as a motivation for murdering teenage girls. it's incredibly overdone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility

littlemissgemreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse