Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Castaways, by Lucy Clarke

14 reviews

itsalina's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Death, Murder, Infidelity, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Blood

lhodgson26's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Spoiler

This is such a captivating and exciting read which gave serious manifest vibes with the missing plane and the secrets of all the passengers on board. I think what made it special was the bond between the two sisters and even after 2 years Erin didn't want to give up hope. Told from the two perspectives set in the present and the past we slowly unravel what happened and even right to the final chapters we believe Lori died. In almost Lord of the Flies it showed how humans can unravel under the pressure and the extremes they go to for survival. Its interesting as with Lori's decision it was selfish to get the life she wanted by keeping the baby after pretty much murdering the father which wasn't even in self defence and allowed her sister to live in torture and believe she was dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

jackie_recommends's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Plane crash

amberinbookland's review

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, and Alcohol

kareenadeah's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol

hayleyferguson's review

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Whilst some areas could have been developed more, this was a good read. The concept of being stranded on an island is nothing new, but watching the quick dehumanisation of the characters “normal rules don’t apply here” and their inability to keep a civil veneer made me want to reflect on how I would deal with such a situation and has definitely made me want to make sure I pack lifetime essentials for the next time I go on a plane! Whilst these characters were slowly deteriorating on the island, they still seemed more alive then Erin who lived a Groundhog Day of dead desire and regret which was a good way to keep us readers hooked and let the tension drop for a few pages. 

Spoiler from here:

The ending was a little predictable 
and I think that the main characters should have talked with each other a bit more, or even get to see Lori’s new house and way of life but I understand why that would be against Erin’s character. 
Overall a good read, there was just some parts that personally would have made this book amazing if it was done a little differently :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

themegaread's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Rape

laureads34's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Excellent book, much better than I expected from reading the blurb. Each chapter keeps you hooked! There are constant twists and turns, I think the author left one part of the plot purposely easy to work out but the rest was completely unpredictable. Upon reflection, the ending was subtly eluded to in such a clever and unsuspected way! My only quarm, leaving this book at 4 stars, is that I found a lot of the descriptions repetitive, IE (not a direct quote) "I drank it in, I stood drinking in the view" etc. Still an excellent book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gaslighting and Grief

Sexism/misogyny is only portrayed by one character and is telling more of how some people of a certain mindset would act in the book's circumstances. Infertility/IFV is mentioned twice. Sexual assault is attempted but never written in exact words, the character says "I knew what would have happened" so goes into no depth. Suicidal thoughts occur in one scene but the word suicide is not mentioned in that context

kathyh's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Rape

orangeoverload's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

If you love LOST for its survival storylines, then you'll love this! We have 2 incredible female protagonists, one trying to solve the mystery of her sisters 'death' and the other who is trying to survive her plane crashing on a deserted island! 🏝 
I loved the setting, the vivid descriptions of the beach, the heat, the island wilderness. And I loved the sisterly relationship that I relate to so much. It was a brilliantly paced book, with enough revelations to make you go Ooooh!
A great summer read! ☀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol