Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett

3 reviews

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lilos_bookcase's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Read it in two days. New record for me for a book this size.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

Minor: Rape and Suicide

lethalsalad's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt