Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas

9 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Trigger warnings: Drug use, domestic violence/abuse, gun violence, kidnapping, brief mentions of adult/minor relationships. 

I don't know if I can honestly say that this book was completely unique from others in its genre, but that definitely did not stop me from enjoying it, and I can honestly say that there were a number of twists I didn't see coming. It's fairly standard fare for those who enjoy missing girl mysteries, but it's well written and has a solid storyline with characters who feel like people you would actually care about. I especially liked the epilogue and the way the story wrapped up. This book left me wanting to seek out more of the author's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Blood

sharon_reads_257's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

Amazing plot!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

beckyremillard's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Rape

gemin1reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

3.75

Another intriguing mystery by Claire Douglas. I loved the way the mystery was unravelled.  the use of news stories to embellish the story and the way she weaves together multiple POVs and timelines. But I did feel like there was a bit of depth lacking - a lack of resolution/consequences and almost like some of the horrors of what happened were just brushed off? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Alcohol

littletiramisu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

brynhayes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithcats's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug use

Minor: Trafficking and Stalking

juliamerkinger's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Murder