Reviews tagging 'Death'

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

6 reviews

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Dragged a bit in the beginning but a solid murder mystery/psych thriller that has held up over time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ellaticonstellation's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this book a lot. Alex Cross was not only a psych/detective but also a lover boy. I didn't expect that, to be honest. I knew about Jezzie's 40% in, and I was right. Seoniji/Murphy was a psychopath that was for sure, but he had a rough childhood, and it made me sad even if he did a lot of problematic things like kidnapping, murder, stalking, etc. Kids didn't deserve shitty parents! It also made me sad that Michael died because he was a victim. This was fast-paced and compelling. Damn, the villains faced lethal injection. Overall, a great start to a series. Thank you, James, ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Torture

Minor: Rape, Sexism, and Alcohol

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

refusetoshine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

rpoppen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Torture