Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Sluit alle deuren by Riley Sager, Roelof Posthuma

41 reviews

stefpntny'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Trafficking, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cancer, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Kidnapping, Dementia, and Car accident

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Trafficking, and Violence

romorel's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Another Sager title under my belt, this story was another compelling and suspenseful experience.

The hints build comfortably, but unlike other Sager thrillers my experience was simply “being along for the ride”. This book took twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming, but once uncovered made me nod appreciatively at the well paced “Chekhov’s Guns”. The execution was fantastic. 

So much so that I’m writing this at 1:50AM on a Thursday and given myself a headache from staying up too late. 

Sager’s characters are easy to connect with, though one thing I often notice with his protagonists is that I have no idea what they look like besides being “unremarkable” brunettes.

Overall a very satisfying story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Trafficking, Car accident, Blood, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Medical content, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

behindherpages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Self harm, and Confinement

aprilblues348's review against another edition

mysterious tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Alcohol

eladg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

How does this man make books so easy to read?? They grab you and don't let you go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Self harm, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, and Suicide

Minor: Self harm

boba_n_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy mother-forking shirtballs. Lock Every Door took me on a wild ride that I definitely wasn’t expecting. This has to be my favorite of Riley Sager’s books that I’ve read.

Jules is down on her luck. She just lost her job and caught her boyfriend cheating on her. While living on her friend’s couch, she finds and help wanted ad for an apartment sitter. It sounds too good to be true—$12,000 to stay in the famous apartment building, the Bartholomew, for 3 months. What’s the catch? At first, it doesn’t seem like there is one, despite all the weird “rules” assigned to her. But after Jules learns more about the Bartholomew and its residents’ dark past, Jules breaks one of the rules and starts trying to figure out what’s really going on within the building and why apartment sitters keep disappearing.

Once you think you know what’s going on, you probably don’t. This novel draws on themes such as family ties and class to make a poignant point about people having worth no matter how much is in their bank account. Everyone has their own motivations, and exploiting people who have less is never okay.

I loved Jules and her determination to keep pushing no matter what, or who, gets in her way. She’s a great FMC who won’t let her past determine her future.

If you’re looking for a chilling and thrilling novel, you’ve found it in Lock Every Door. It truly did not disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Self harm and Blood

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, Car accident, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

chaos_na_regale's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Medical trauma, Trafficking, and Suicide