Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

141 reviews

aannaemelie's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

lizsim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Gaslighting

clo_l's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hailiejo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

randilion28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.25

At first I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy the book... It took me a couple weeks to finish it. Normally when I enjoy a book I devour it... It's not until the last third of the book that I couldn't put it down. I 100% did not see where it was going to end and when I did.. wow! Definitely worth the read... I love when I can't figure out the book before I finish.... I do wonder if I missed a couple red herrings because I wasn't 100% invested in it and for a long time I couldnt understand why one of the narrators was even apart of it and the. You get to a certain chapter and you just .. can't wrap your mind around it! I say give it a shot. I see mixed reviews all the time but I'm glad I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

oobergoober's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

Wow...um..ok....wtf?! And i mean that in the best possible way! This book had me in a constant state of whiplash with all the twists and turns! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

aleareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

An excellent thriller!! I enjoyed the writing style and the different perspectives! The twists are crazy, but the story felt a little disjointed at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

shasi__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

meaghancook's review against another edition

slow-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

2.75

Just no. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail