Reviews tagging 'Death'

Schwarzer See by Riley Sager

55 reviews

cassg's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content and Death

bookedfortheweekend25's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

hunkydory'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer

velsbooknook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

3.0

The story follows Emma, who is back at camp Nightingale, after three of her friends vanished fifteen years ago. There is still a lot of her past to uncover.
 This book had a very odd start and I almost dnf it. The first 70 pages are about Emma and her life as an artist. I was very bored and I was just waiting for the actual story to start. 
Once arrived at camp I really enjoyed the atmosphere and setting. I sadly found the characters rather dull and overall the story did not grip me as much as other thrillers did. 
It is definitely a good choice for a camping trip and an eerie and atmospheric read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Cancer, and Death

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

aas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Car accident, Kidnapping, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

amweber's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol and Body shaming

blackcatkai's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

CW: Mental Illness, gaslighting, ableism, alcoholism, disordered eating, body shaming/fatphobia, murder, death, bullying, violence, blood, toxic friendship, suicide attempt, grief, cancer/terminal illness, some sexual content

I'm not necessarily entirely happy with the mental illness rep, but overall, I really enjoyed this. that ending, I swear. I love Riley Sager's writing and I'm so glad I finally got to this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Death, Murder, and Suicide attempt

fraise's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

the adult/minor relationship is a consentual encounter between two teenagers

a 16 year old and a 19 year old

s13perry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy moly! What a way to start 2023. I couldn’t put this one down, especially towards the end. This story unfolded perfectly and had a plot twist I did not see coming at all. It was a good mix between beach read and suspenseful thriller. Definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Body shaming