Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

6 reviews

mckiheather's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Violence and Pregnancy

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Somehow this series managed to surprise me even though I’ve watched it all. Reading it is completely different and I love that. Both the book and tv show are fabulous on their own and together, it’s very interesting to see how the stories differ and how the mysteries unravel in the books. 

Quotes: 
“A great man once said that right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

“But working…usually means doing things you do not want to do”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

whatthekatdraggedin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent

rory_john14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

jourdanicus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

bretagnereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Grief and Death of parent