Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Der Fremde am Strand by Lisa Jewell

32 reviews

billeylilley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hyena's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Dementia, and Death of parent

abernathy_33's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Alcohol

katschm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

akschafer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

saintsunflower's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

ynaiita_5896's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

🦚 Single mom Alice opens her home to a man she encounters at the beach, off the coast of Yorkshire. He is going through a fugu state not knowing his identify, name or how he got there. Near London, Lily, a young wife from the Ukraine panics when her new husband does not come home from work. After she learns about his fake pass ort from the local police, she begins to search for him and for answers as to why he suddenly abandoned her.

🦚 This like most of Lisa Jewell's thrillers is bingeable, unputdownable and full of suspense. I particularly love this book because it has so much heart amidst the tense and thrilling context. The two FMCs are so different but also similar whereby they are both strong and resilient women. The multiple POVs were all easy-to-follow and flow together really well — answering questions along the way without spoiling the overall mystique and suspense of the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

nat00_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Kidnapping and Classism

cnannery19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail