Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

117 reviews

nats_world23's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

Decent story, but most of the plot in the beginning was obvious to me so it felt like the first half dragged on. Then when the past finally catches up to the present, the resolution felt rushed and unrealistic to me. I think the story is good and compelling, but I didn’t love how it was organized and delivered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

queendaddi's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

crystal689's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

jesikakaley's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

elizabethb81's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood

m_moon's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

shannonxvx's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

maya_lee's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

Not a bad book just not for me. 


I read it as part of a book club and it was okay. Very easy/quick read. Interesting enough plot, but I found reading it a bit mundane. Not sure whether it's because I find that most thrillers/murder mystery "I had a past life" books are all the same to me or if it's just an okay book overall. 


Characters: 
Fine

Plot:
Multilayered but the layer focused on in the book was the least interesting of the lot. Would have enjoyed it more if it was focused on her first life.

Relationships: 
Drew and Paris/Joey have a cute friendship but nothing to write home about. For a charter driven book - I would have preferred this be drawn out a bit more. 

Would I recommend to someone: 
Yeah, maybe if they were into this genre not otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Suicide

thebasiccritic's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury