Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

86 reviews

bookb1itch's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A Most Excellent end to a brilliant series.  I'm looking forward to recommending this to readers of "Good Girl's guide..." and "inheritance games".  I really liked the Stevie Bell character and her friendships were believable.  Loved the switch between 1930s and present-day, as well as the use of press clippings and podcasts. a very engaging mystery.  Highly recommended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy

melaschnie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

emmajh91's review against another edition

mysterious 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

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bumblingbee03's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ferp's review

adventurous 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

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death

paronomaniac's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

emmaward55's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense

4.75

Wild how this ended and I still hate David. I hope he gets killed off for Stevie’s character development in future books lol. 

Kinda sad that Alice’s full identity / story remains a mystery for the public. I wish Stevie had said something like “once the money has been released to the school, maybe I’ll write a book on the case and dedicate it to the professor”. That would have been a nice touch whilst still keeping to her wish to leave the money unclaimed. 

Also wow, I had to set the book down for several minutes once we found out what happened to Alice. Too sad. Inevitable perhaps, but still. 

I’ll be looking forward to more books with Stevie Bell. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

tanvi45's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism

kaylareads06's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

A little slow and boring and i wish it gave me more. I'm dissipointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

dosxhime's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.25

Once again David steals the show, but the real star is Nathaniel Fisher. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Murder