Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

83 reviews

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Confinement, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, and Blood

killmoore_'s review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed every moment of this... right up until I didn't.  I struggled with the plot holes and how unbelievable the big twist was. The ending I made up in my head was better than the one we were given. 

Fun read, but don't expect too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Very in depth description of dofficult labor and complications from medical neglect.

l_winely's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Grief

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Violence

nporter5's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Torture, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death

mharris4074's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Bullying, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

sallytiffany's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? No

5.0

I really enjoyed it. It was mysterious and intense. I loved how many medical references they did. All the characters in it were wonderful. It gave me major flashbacks to covid times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Confinement, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Suicide, and Kidnapping

raisinreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

I honestly really enjoyed this but I do agree w the reviews saying that the story isn't realistic to how police investigations would go but I really enjoyed the storytelling part & the emotion. I do think Meredith was dumb as a brick, which was annoying but dumb ppl exist so it's possible 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

amandab0514's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Grief

kiragreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Violence, Excrement, Car accident, Physical abuse, and Grief