Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois

15 reviews

noonanjohnc's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Alcohol

cursivewolf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Jesus H. Christ. This book is so genuinely tragic. Very well written but immensely sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

heroturnedhuman's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

A decent read, but did not live up to expectations. I’ve heard the book described as more whimsical in a way, that it’s, often times verbatim, referred to as “Winnie the Pooh meets The Blair Witch Project”, which just couldn’t be farther from the truth. The deaths are a bit jarring and at times particularly brutal, but ultimately seem like shock filler and just don’t go anywhere. The story has no moral, no lesson, but it’s clear that was the authors intent. Still a fun little read if you’re into the disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

sargasso_c's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Very well written but...

...the main movement of the story came from tragic and avoidable death of a child after tragic and avoidable death of a child. It made me sad more than it scared me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Excrement, Stalking, and Car accident

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail