Reviews tagging 'Death'

We are all the same in the dark by Julia Heaberlin

23 reviews

fakeppy's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

whiskrr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Suicide

saramacna's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

What a wild ride! I did not expect to read this entire book in one sitting but I literally couldn't put it down. The twists shocked me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

megnut's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

tbwhite23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

We Are All The Same In The Dark by Julia Heaberlin fell short for me. Based on the cover alone, I was super excited to dive in to this read, but the pacing was off, which for me, took me right out of the story. I didn’t like the perspective changes, as I didn’t feel like it gave much new insight, and I especially didn’t like investing so much in one narrator, only to have the narrator change 2/3 of the way through. I understand WHY the narrator had to change based on the events of the book, but it made the story feel disjointed. I felt robbed of the emotional investment, and because I was no longer emotionally invested in the narrator, I didn’t get the satisfaction of a good ending. If you like books that end with vigilante justice, this is probably a good fit, but considering this book had a lack of lovable characters (some of them were likable but just not lovable) it wouldn’t be my first recommendation in murder mystery reads. The idea was interesting, and I actually did like the end, I just wish it had felt a little more purposeful after building up so much suspense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

maggiejean's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking

Trigger warning: use of the word r*pe as well as a few brief mentions of a single incident. Loss of a limb and an eye. The main character uses a prosthetic leg and another character has a prosthetic eye.

latashman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Vomit

teneke's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

noveltay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

I loved the POVs. I loved the intertwining storylines of a small town who’s dealing with nationwide coverage of missing women. I didn’t love how you didn’t get more Angel’s story, but good writing also leaves you questioning.

I will say- I guessed the killer in part 2, but it did still hold it’s shock value.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail