Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The One by John Marrs

9 reviews

magpienicky's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Kidnapping

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Death of parent

melissasmith's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Imagine if finding your most compatible partner was as simple as mailing off a saliva sample and getting the results emailed to you. Dating would be unnecessary. Going through the awkward phases of getting to know someone or stumbling over your words would be cast aside completely. You wouldn’t have to worry about second guessing anything because on a genetic level, you would have the person who is best suited for you. No other person could ever connect or love you as deeply as your Match could. Not only would this person be your Match, but they would be “the one.” The only other person in the entire world that is perfect for you. Sounds crazy but also kind of intriguing, right? 

Let me start off by saying this whole concept is creepy in itself because I can completely see this, along with the absolute chaos that ensues, being a possibility in the future. This is a modern day Twilight Zone tale or I suppose Black Mirror would be a better fitting comparison. We’ve got some psychological thriller/suspense with a dash of sci-fi thrown in. The story follows five people who have been “Matched.” Mandy, a divorcée who just wants to find love after heartbreak, Jade, who is angry and disappointed in her life as a whole, Nick, a man who is planning a wedding with his fiancée, Ellie, a woman of wealth and power, and Christopher, who is a serial killer (not a spoiler, you find this out immediately when he is introduced). 

We cycle back and forth between the lives of each of these people, so if you prefer a book with one straightforward storyline and don’t like jumping around, then you probably won’t enjoy this. The chapters are numerous, but very short since each one focuses on one of the five people. Personally, I enjoy the short chapters, some of which are only 2-3 pages, because it helps me remember everything still going on with the other characters. I feel like if they were longer, I would’ve been constantly flipping back to reread so I could keep up. I will be honest and say a couple of the storylines started out boring while a couple seemed to grab my attention much sooner (like Christopher’s), but they all deepen and get better as you go on. Starting off, we get to know their lives and backgrounds before we watch their worlds get shaken up and flipped upside down. There were so many layers, twists, lies, secrets, and betrayals. The ending was so unexpected and changed the entire atmosphere of the book and made you question everything. 

I’ve been looking for another 5 star for months, and every time I thought I found one, I was disappointed. I have zero complaints on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

ameliez's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Infertility

elviolet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Miscarriage and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

readersmultiverse's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Short, sharp chapters each ending on a shocking cliffhanger will keep you reading late into the night. Five different POV’s. Perfect if you’re looking for a mysterious, quick read with a science/love-match theme. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Animal death

spaghett17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Was not the thriller I expected but that's the mark of a good thriller in my opinion. There are no shortage of plot twists and cliff hangers. Some are predictable but there were a couple that came out of nowhere for me. The characters can be a little flat but their stories kept me reading. It's no masterpiece but definitely an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death