Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Very Nice Box by Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett

29 reviews

coleanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Stalking

coralcrab77's review against another edition

funny lighthearted sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

funkylitchick's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Medical content, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

(vague spoilers about the premise)
this doesn't really become a thriller until over three-fourths of the way through—before then it's more contemporary relationship fiction. but i think it was necessary, for the most part, and actually really well done. even though i knew from the blurb and other reviews that the love interest was not to be trusted, i found myself won over by his charm just like our protagonist. and the thriller part was also very well executed. i enjoyed both aspects of the book.
as for its themes. the woes of corporate capitalism are played out in a nuanced subplot, but i wish it had a bigger role in the end, maybe somehow connecting back to Mat, like if he had been

one of the "Vandals"

(but like in a way that makes sense). or maybe i just want to see a man be the root of all evil

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Sexism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Classism

Minor: Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Bullying, Gore, and Animal death

not so much murder but manslaughter

emmaura's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I loved this book!!

Characters are mostly lovable and realistic and it explored a lot of themes arouns grief and friendship well

My biggest issue with it is that I wanted another chapter to wrap things up - 

mostly because the sudden getaway after the very tense few chapters had little resolution

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I highly recommend going into this with as little information as humanly possible. This book was leant to me by a friend who is a connoisseur of the "girl vs the void" genre/trope and wanted to give me a taste. This was literally all the info I had and this book blew my mind. Genre bending doesn't even begin to cover it. I love Ava Simon. Minor reduction for

Mat getting boxed up and there being no resolution? That felt a little cartoony and odd

other than that I LOVED this with my whole heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

pixe's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Death of parent

jessdoe's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, and Stalking

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying and Cursing

constantbookaddict's review

dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

You think you're getting a goofy book about working in an IKEA-esque corporate headquarters (or I did because I didn't read the full description) from the eyes of Ava, a project engineer who breaks her days up into productive units and dreads any socializing at work., then the layers start to get pulled back due to a charismatic new boss and a mandatory new therapy app. Ava suddenly has to imagine the person she could be if she stopped living in the very nice box she's built for herself (see what I did there?). BUT THEN! THERE'S TWISTS! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content and Biphobia

Minor: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

whatgabsdid's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I’ve rated it a 4 because as a British reader I sometimes find American references confusing - nothing on the book but more my understanding. This was a slow burn due to the emotional parts, however it was very well written and honestly one of the best plot twists I’ve read in a long time!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Car accident