Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The House across the Lake by Riley Sager

107 reviews

puddleshoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide

leckner_library's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Murder, and Addiction

Minor: Suicide

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, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Stalking, Death, and Grief

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

Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Torture

jj_tj'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

britwert's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

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

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

revel_in_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Part "Woman in The Window" part 90's R.L. Stein Point Horror, this book was just not it for me. The first portion of the book dragged on for way too long, the Characters (especially our main character) was just not loveable in any way, if I had to hear one more time how Casey was on her third vodka, fourth vodka, or was it eight vodka one more time I would have thrown the book.

Finally FINALLY as the story picks up, things get... weird. Like too weird. I didn't like how incredibly rushed the ending came about. While the first twist was super unpredictable, and also incredibly silly, the second was exactly what you would have guessed about a third through the book, and thats never a good thing in a mystery thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

bringitona's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

talia1353's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

cal428's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

A compelling book with some interesting twists and turns. There is some (ok a lot of) suspension of disbelief required. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide