Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins

165 reviews

ffionjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I did guess the ending before I got to it but I didn’t mind because, to me, it was really well delivered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

aurervlnbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, and Alcoholism

kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Infertility, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Abortion

imogensbooks's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.75/5 stars
Solid book! read it very quickly and enjoyed it the whole time, but not sure how I feel about the plot twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Child death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Death

yeetith_and_yoinketh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

trinloyd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Blood

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Pregnancy

samcsmith's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Gore

Moderate: Body shaming, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Vomit, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Child death, and Confinement

bessadams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse

nhudle's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

aisclaradm's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

A really good thriller that had me trying to piece information together right from the very beginning. It was so fun to read a book with such unreliable narrators, because it allowed you to come up with so many different theories. Ultimately, everything tied up really well and I found the plotline and reveals made a lot of sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Addiction, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Drug abuse, Abortion, and Toxic friendship