Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

43 reviews

juanat77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

akevaa's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Definitely not a book to read if you’re struggling with alcohol. I understand it as a focus of the novel but wasn’t expecting such a heavy feature. Would rather have focused more on the crime aspect. Not my favorite though the narrator was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sonygaystation's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit

lilalhreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

Again, huge fan of the writing and the plot twists were very twisty, I just didn't really like the supernatural element, made it feel a bit cartoony

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

xxmedicxx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Kinda slow in the beginning, but it definitely picks up pace as the story goes on. I do like the time skips through the book it makes you keep guessing about who did it. A lot of twist and turns at the end definitely a page turner! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lottieingham's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So much I didn’t expect happened in this book. It’s a mix of mystery and horror that’s pretty well-done. The characters, are lovable despite their short-comings. This was a great book to end spooky season with and I look forward to reading more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tectonixduchess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, and Torture

zoeblair17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Dark n twisty at its finest. Every time I had a new theory, I was almost immediately proven wrong. A little slow to set the scene but about halfway through, it picks up and does not stop! Twist after twist - read the last 150 pages in one sitting and skipped dinner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail