Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

114 reviews

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

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

tomeworm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

sarahsny19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

SYNOPSIS

• In Seattle, Paris Peralta’s husband, aka Jimmy Peralta, is dead. He was found in his own bathtub with his wife, Paris, beside him covered in blood & holding a straight razor. Jimmy is a lot older than Paris, and he is a famous comedian & he is pretty wealthy. Paris is arrested for first degree murder, and the media is very interested in Paris’s murder trial. 
• Twenty-five years ago, Ruby Reyes was convicted of a similar murder in Canada. Ruby knows all of Paris’s secrets, and Ruby is threatening to expose her secrets.

MY THOUGHTS

• Fourth Hillier book I’ve read, and she’s quickly become one of my favorite authors of the genre. However, this is least favorite one of hers so far. 
• Predictable & easy to figure out.
• Check out trigger warnings.
• Average thriller.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️not hillier’s best work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt