Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Krokodilwächter by Ulrich Sonnenberg, Katrine Engberg

7 reviews

allhailursula's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

I think the translation was a bit unfortunate because it felt like trekking through thick mud trying to read this. 

The characters were a bit meh, and i found myself not liking them.

It was more of a cop procedural than i expected. I needed darker vibes and a grim setting to truly feel like a Scandinavian-noir ish book.

I did guess the killer and a bit of the mysterious elements pretty early but it didnt seem to take away anything from reading it because it was one of the few things i thought was done pretty okay. The mystery was mysterious lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

venetiana's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

2.5

Won't even talk about the actual plot/plot twists, I guess those are up to taste.

But there are racist and ableist things in this book, and those are just very iffy. Ugh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, and Classism

sundayray's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Stalking

Victim-blaming, adoption

cheri325's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This addition to the Nordic Noir genre was amazing. It’s part police procedural, part heartbreaking treatise of grief and loss. I can’t wait for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

buttoneyereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Abortion