Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger

31 reviews

themaxdog's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

melmertsis's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Trafficking

chantale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Abortion

islesbiyana's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death

marjshopes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Violence

whatkaitreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

maeverose's review against another edition

This was my first attempt at a thriller, I only picked it for the cover tbh. I’d suggest skipping it.

The first third was somewhat interesting, but then it derailed for me. There are too many characters and povs, some of which seemed to have been thrown in unnecessarily. I also really don’t like to read about stalkers so it got a bit triggering for me. I looked up how it ends and it wouldn’t have been worth it to keep reading.

It also really felt like it was going to have a ‘childhood trauma and mental illness makes you homicidal or a stalker’ Kind of take, as the two antagonists seemed to be the only characters in the entire book with mental illness issues (besides Hannah’s mom, who was also just a shitty person). This came out last year. We’re done with that trope. That should never have been a trope to begin with.

Thankfully I got this for free at a little free library so I didn’t waste my money.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny

lisasilv's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Pregnancy

mcgraeil's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

I was intrigued from the beginning. I was able to predict some of the twists, and I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable, but that didn’t bother me much since I enjoyed the suspense of still trying to figure out how we got there. The pacing was good for the most part, and I would recommend this one for readers who enjoy a good locked-room mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Stalking

bookivore's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The number of key characters in this meant there was quite a lot of lead up. It all played its part in explaining who was who, and why they acted they way they did, but it felt a bit overwhelming at times. That said, the characters were easily differentiated from each other and the multiple threads of information not too difficult to hang on to. Complicated relationships, secrets, and shared histories are the backbone of this getaway gone (very) wrong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Miscarriage