Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

12 reviews

rmackall's review against another edition

emotional mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

sprklngglassslipper's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I love how Rory Kinnear reads this and the other books in this series. It makes the characters feel more real to me. This mystery was a change from the others in the series as it is told mostly in third person instead of first person.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Racism

josiesprobablyreading's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

unboxedjack's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hayala89's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

sarahb919's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

Didn’t care too much for this one. The who-dunnit portion was good and interesting but I hated most of the characters, including the narrator and main detective, Hawthorne, who was a racist but was still fawned over by the narrator and the detective’s former partner. “Better a racist than a murderer?” I wouldn’t be too sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement and Sexual harassment

kaysearae's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

aileron's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Domestic abuse and Racism

emlilley's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.75

Once again Anthony Horowitz proves himself to be a master of mystery, pacing, and plot. This series is, in my opinion, his best, and this is another excellent installment. Would have been a 5 but for an unnecessarily graphic depiction of animal death, and that the lack of engagement between Horowitz and Hathaway, which normally provides the backbone for the books as well as some humor and a sense of camaraderie, left the story feeling a bit less zippy and fun than the others in the series. But, overall, a great read and leaves me looking forward to the next one as always.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Murder

nzlisam's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death