Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson

4 reviews

alexisgarcia's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

the only other peter swanson book i’ve read, i dnf’d (despite doing that like twice a year) but i wanted to read something for the holiday. i honestly thought this was simple but pretty good and definitely full of the christmas spirit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sammy_salmon's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

While I was reading this I was thinking to myself “this is ok”, then I thought “this is pretty good”, but by the end I thought “this is excellent.”

Five stars for an exceptional plot and clever delivery. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

amaranth_wytch's review

fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent