Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

5 reviews

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

This is the third book by McMahon I’ve read and so far she never disappoints. A fast paced thriller with multiple timelines and multiple strong female leads all trying to solve the same mystery. I love this author’s skill in weaving supernatural with thriller and it’s always hard to put her books down. If you’re looking for a spooky winter thriller with some mystery elements I’d recommend this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, and Murder

_alyssabrown's review against another edition

Wasn’t interested. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

mflynn8908's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Perfect story to read during winter. Reading it at night added to the creepy atmosphere and kept me on edge. Several times this story had me turning on the light and closing my closet door. Perfect story telling! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Car accident

jjjreads'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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

thebookwormkatie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

I was COMPLETELY hooked into this story. As usual, I could only read it during the day, but that just means it was a successful thriller. There were quite a few twists that I didn’t see coming, and I was not quite sure how the author was going to work together all the characters, but she did. If you want cheer in your life right now, I would NOT read this. If you want some thrill, go for it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide