Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

43 reviews

eladg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

How does this man make books so easy to read?? They grab you and don't let you go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Self harm, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, and Suicide

Minor: Self harm

amandalachelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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: Trafficking, Violence, Classism, Stalking, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

leahdanielle131's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief, Classism, and Blood

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, and Car accident

lulusreads's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Medical content, Suicide, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Medical trauma, Infidelity, Body horror, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Classism, Cancer, Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore

daringreader13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

nirellis's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

God this book was good. So intense and well done!! I loved the concept and Sager executed it perfectly, I was constantly enthralled and I loved every second of this mind-boggling thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Confinement, Medical content, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

chasingpages1's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Classism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gore, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Car accident

saraellenme's review

dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicide, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Gun violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

kyrstin_p1989's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A well-written psychological thriller, there were several twists I didn’t anticipate. That said, I knew who the bad guy was almost immediately. The premise of the book is good and the execution is great too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Classism, Car accident, Terminal illness, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Infidelity, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, and Confinement

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, Car accident, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic