Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

5 reviews

jazhandz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I liked The Appeal and bounced off The Twyford Code, so I went into this not expecting much — and adored it. This book was twisty but every twist felt earned, and I hugely enjoyed it. I especially appreciated that Amanda and Oliver felt like actual characters! One of my biggest problems in The Appeal was that Charlotte and Femi were narrative devices and not characters. The roles of Amanda and Oliver, their relationship, and their characterization were brilliant. Going to be thinking about this one for a longggg time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

thisbookisbananas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

That was a wild ride! I haven’t read a lot of mixed-media books,so I had to get used to that. Once I did though I was completely captivated. I haven’t been so invested in a mystery in a really long time. I look forward to reading this author’s backlist. Headed for the Twyford Code next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse

embey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

moiralyle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting