Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen

3 reviews

bibliostorian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

stabilesero's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I generally don't give mystery/thriller/crime novels higher than 4 stars, and I usually give less to books that I can call out who the killer is by 25%, but, this is an exemption.
Although I knew pretty swiftly 'whodunnit', Schaffhausen still managed to keep me tied up in the story and invested, which is hard to do when your suspicion is there and you're turning each page just waiting to be proven right. So kudos to her. 
I like Ellie, I didn't love her but I liked her; I think Mark's character was necessary and well-written in the sense that if his character didn't hold up, this would be a much lower rated book.
I think I'll give the rest of this series a try, although it's a mixed bag, I think I'd like to see this duo on other cases to see how Schaffhausen keeps their relationship going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Rape, and Alcohol

brynhayes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail