Reviews tagging 'Death'

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

52 reviews

slad's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.75

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ending  felt like too many twists that didn’t all add up or feel complete. Ending was too graphic for me. No loveable characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Death, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Miscarriage

atalea's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Dementia

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

katosta8815's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

xkeyla17's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is giving Pretty Little Liars in the sense that a lot of things are going on that came out of nowhere and the ending is just... not it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Physical abuse

karyan1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Dementia, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Infidelity

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, and Animal death

avidreaderandgeekgirl'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I enjoyed the book and was surprised by the ending. Though I would have liked a more definitive ending, I liked being surprised by who the murderer was. I do wonder though

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if Officer Wallace was a red herring or why she was in the book but not mentioned with the serial child murderer. Was it because of the time gap?

Overall it was a twisty thriller that I enjoyed, with just that one plot hole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Dementia, Grief, Violence, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Addiction, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

y3llow_umbr3lla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.25

Started a little confusing due to the switching between characters and timelines each chapter, and also ended pretty abruptly. Still a great murder mystery with lots of twists and turns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Child death, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Death, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

annaofjesup's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Infertility

cat_reads_23's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Overall a very solid first piece from Ashley Flowers. The book was very fast paced, not all of the twists were predictable, and the writing was not overly embellished or flowery. I found myself really and truly hoping that Margot would solve the case

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(which she did in the end), causing a departure from the unsolved mysteries vibe of Crime Junkie. I also really liked that the ending was bittersweet and everybody did not live happily ever after. There were portions of the crime that even Margot got wrong; her mistakes ended up leading to her untimely demise.

If Ashley Flowers chooses to write another book, I will definitely be reading it.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dementia, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, and Abortion