Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

4 reviews

mouwuol's review

dark mysterious reflective tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Child death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Death

kelseyr713's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Ruth Ware has done it again, crafting a compelling mystery with a main character I really felt for. Hannah is extremely likeable and sympathetic, and I understood her need to solve the mystery, even all these years later. I enjoyed the split timeline narrative and had a hard time putting this one down to go to sleep, especially towards the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Murder, Child death, Infidelity, Stalking, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Sexual assault

vanesst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Grief, Murder, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual content, Child death, and Drug use

kaylasbookgram's review

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

First I wanna say thank you to Ruth Ware, Gallery Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC. This was my first Ruth Ware book and definitely not my last.

This story is about Hannah & April who meet as roommates freshmen year at college and instantly become best friends. When Hannah arrives home to find April murdered her whole world shattered into pieces. Years later the convicted murderer dies in prison but Hannah is left with some unsettling feelings especially after a reporter reaches out convinced that the killer may still be out there and Neville was wrongly convicted. 

Thoughts: I was pulled in by this academic thriller. It was a bit of a slow build and drawn out in a few spots. I was shocked when the “official killer” came to light because my thoughts were all pointing to someone else so I enjoyed the surprise and suspense of that. The characters are all relatively likable, although Hannah was a bit annoying with her obsession with April, especially as it came out that April wasn’t the greatest friend or person at times. All in all this was a good thriller that I’m giving 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Child death, Drug abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship