Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

4 reviews

throwback682's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• 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

3.75

I’d never read a book like this. Not only is the identity of the murderer a secret for a long time, so is the identity of the victim. It definitely kept me guessing until the very end.

I thought the twist/murderer/motive was kind of corny and definitely ableist (mentally ill villain trope). But the rest of the book was so well crafted that it didn’t really ruin it for me somehow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Child death and Sexual content

horrorandscience's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Infertility, Outing, and War

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

wow, so good. i loved the familiarity of each of the narrators, like they were ranting to me about their histories and issues. it had great pacing and writing and a riveting story, had me guessing at every turn but still provided a dramatic ending. i loved how the lodge employees were treated as entirely human and noteworthy despite being less glamorous than the guests. everyone is a grotesque character and it was fascinating to see them alternate between unraveling spectacularly and finding some kind of redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Medical content

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is really about the pain of outgrowing friends. I really didn't like how the narration broke the 4th wall- what was the point of speaking directly to the reader? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Infertility

PTSD, humiliation, war,