Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Sluit alle deuren by Riley Sager, Roelof Posthuma

13 reviews

traciereads'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Murder, Death, Classism, Blood, Abandonment, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Drug use

cherrykult's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't put it down. This book was intense, and I honestly didn't know what the hell to expect, but it wasn't that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Trafficking, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Medical trauma

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

jessspeake's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Classism, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Cursing, and Sexual content

nirellis's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

God this book was good. So intense and well done!! I loved the concept and Sager executed it perfectly, I was constantly enthralled and I loved every second of this mind-boggling thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Confinement, Medical content, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

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

nightingale25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Self harm, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, and Suicide

melissamo's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

harleysmiller's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.5

I loved this book! It was a fun mix of historical New York fiction and thriller/mystery. It’s always fun to try to put the pieces together in a mystery/thriller and this was no exception. The author did a great job of developing the MC’s backstory and creating a palpable creepy environment at the Bartholomew! Worth the read :) 

loved that Rufus ended up with the MC

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Terminal illness, Medical content, Suicide, Cancer, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

aus10england's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Oooh what a fun ride! I don’t mind a simple thriller, something you can digest without feeling overwhelmed and that made this an enjoyable read for me. 

Loved the setting, it felt very vivid, and the last chunk of the book really turned up the pace and had me rooting for the main character!

Some of the main character’s choices were VERY questionable, so some disbelief had to be suspended, but at least their choices were well written. 

Would recommend for the casual thriller reader! Those who are obsessed with the genre I could see tearing into this book, buy I’m just hear for the spooky vibes. 

Def curious to check out Sagers other work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcohol