Reviews tagging 'Death'

We are all the same in the dark by Julia Heaberlin

23 reviews

theonlynatnat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kshertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

This mystery was great! I was drawn in immediately and there were many twists and turns. It was on its way to 5 stars but I wasn’t totally happy with the ending. I wanted it to be a bigger reveal. But still it was an excellent read and I definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

leebeeloves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, and Suicide

jasminealizae's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I think this book was very interesting until it wasn't. The writing and use of metaphors/analogies were done really well. I do think that if you want a book that keeps you on your toes and is interactive (in the sense that if you like to annotate and highlight while reading), then this book has a lot of foreshadowing that is sometimes really subtle, but just enough that once you get to a certain point in the book you have more than enough suspicions and answers to have a definitive opinion on who the killer is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

laynemandros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

meggenlee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

A surprising number of thrillers assume their reader isn’t that smart. The clues are obvious, the plot formulaic. This isn’t one of those thrillers. The plot twists hit hard and frequently. The author isn’t just telling a story, she’s commenting on humanity. Though her message is admittedly a dark one. The book was gripping and made me think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

chouxlette's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the book alot ! The writing style was imaginative and I did think the murderer reveal was interesting. I’ll probably revisit it in the future to see if I still like it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

an eighteen year old kisses a man a lot older than her but the man acknowledges it’s inappropriate.

bookishgoob's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

We are all the same in the dark is told in 5 parts. The first part, short, from the character Wyatt’s perspective. The second part, in the same time line as Wyatt is told from Odette’s point of view; a cop in the town that the crime has taken place. and the last 3 parts are from the perspective of Angel, a young girl who was found by Wyatt & protected by Odette, 5 years later. 
We are all the same in the dark: In 2005, the disappearance of a teenage girl rocks the town she is from. They have never let it go, promising themselves and her that they will find out what happened to her. Years later, Wyatt, the brother of the missing teenage girl (everyone suspects he is the reason she and their father are gone) finds a young girl on the road. She is missing an eye and will not talk for any one. Odette, still obsessed with the case from 2005, because she was dating Wyatt when it happened and lost her leg in an accident as a domino affect from the crime, comes to him and takes the young girl. Things are happening to Odette and there is no explanation to them. “gifts” left on her porch, phone calls from private numbers in the middle of the night, all these unexplained events are happening while she is getting closer to the truth. 5 years later, the young girl Wyatt and Odette saved comes back to the town to try and finish where Odette left off. Several mysteries in one, unreliable narrators, and many twists and turns make up the novel. 

I completely enjoyed this slow/medium paced thriller. I didn’t know who to trust, and i felt like i was finding everything out with the characters. Things in the middle seemed to not make any sense but when it get tied up at the end, it makes absolute perfect sense and is such a great reveal. I like how it was slightly open ended in a way, and I didn’t like the reveal of what happened to Trumanell. I liked the relationship between the characters and how you never really knew who or what to trust. You can let your mind wander and try to figure it out. Once the reveal happens, it feels like “oooohhhh that makes a lot of sense” because of the foreshadowing that was used (so well, i might add) i’m really glad i picked this book up, knowing little to nothing about it. Even though it was slow paced, it kept me completely hooked all the way through. 

Trigger warnings: Rape mention, murder, blood, amputation, child abuse, domestic abuse, mental illness, medical trauma, medical content, death, animal cruelty, infidelity, stalking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mayasydnee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

julia heaberlin’s “we are all the same in the dark,” was an intense, slow burning mystery with a disappointing ending. 

this book won’t be for everyone.
i wish it could’ve been for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

emtur007's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail