Reviews tagging 'Death'

You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace

14 reviews

juffnstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Animal cruelty

uranaishi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Ableism, Drug abuse, and Racism

gawdz0rz's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

claire doesn’t have much of a personality beyond hating everyone, and literally every other character is empty and unlikeable. the advertised (dry) humor in the book isn’t really there, either, but instead feels extremely underwhelming and is presented as the internal monologue of a clearly neurodivergent person, but i did exhale through my nose a few times, if that counts. the story was pretty unique in an american psycho/dexter kind of way with a lot of good twists, so it has that going for it. 

i dunno, i had much higher hopes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Animal death, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

ree333's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide

cleiva21's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Addiction, Confinement, Dementia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infertility

bookishvampiratelycan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Death

sheebsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Grief, Gore, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Drug use, Stalking, Self harm, and Addiction

jacpey's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

4.5

Love the way it brilliantly ties everything together by the end. Gives Joe Goldberg vibes. She's cold, insane, and hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, Confinement, and Grief

abbiebonnyman's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Death, Child abuse, Suicide, Gore, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

andy5185's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.0

Irreverent black comedy with a fierce edge. A woman serial killer in the UK. I couldn't decide if I liked the main character. I guess I can say that she brought out the worst in me as I laughed at her committing murders and nastily judging others in pain. It's not a book for everyone, but if you like that kind of snark you may love this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Toxic friendship, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder