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figtree1963's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder
rhguerrero's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
2.0
Intense fatphobia throughout. And the author spends way too much time on the trauma experienced by certain characters, to the point where it feels like she's just sensationalizing something unspeakable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment
author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A Great Deliverance is the first of 21 books in the Inspector Lynley (and DS Havers) series. The book opens with the discovery of William Teys decapitated in his barn. Beneath him, is his dog, Whiskers, also dead. Sitting beside Teys is his daughter Roberta, who immediately confesses to the murder. The New Scotland Yard sends Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers to the village of Keldale in Yorkshire to investigate. They soon discover that Roberta’s mother, Tessa, and her older sister, Gillian, are missing, along with the mystery of a dead infant found by the ruins of Keldale Abbey. Elizabeth George writes an intricately constructed mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
hopeevey's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm and Sexual content