Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

20 reviews

larareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse

gracescanlon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was an intriguing novel, with lovable characters and multiple successful red herrings. I did see some of the twists coming, but I wasn’t always entirely correct about the particulars. That kind of twist - where I can guess that there is one, and can guess maybe something or things about it, but other things I didn’t expect are revealed later - is my favorite. It’s the best of both worlds: I get some of the satisfaction of guessing correctly, but also enjoy the surprises the author had in store for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Pregnancy, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Infidelity

lostinworlds's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Homophobia

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Medical content

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I figured most of it out, but I enjoyed it and liked Hal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Physical abuse, Confinement, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

tamtamslibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

katymat18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Car accident

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Out of the 3 Ruth Ware books I’ve read, this is easily my favorite and also her most like-able characters so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, Homophobia, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexism, Alcohol, and Classism

gm3116's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.0

The book kept me entertained while I snowed in during a snow storm but it wasn't amazing. The pace was a bit slow and I was not a fan of the ending. Also why did no one acknowledge the fact that

Spoiler

Hal's mother and father were relatives

??????ick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident and Animal death

annieliz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Violence