Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Her Perfect Family by Teresa Driscoll

6 reviews

forevercamp's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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stephanielee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book opens and very quickly dives into chaos- Gemma is shot during her graduation and is now in a coma, PI Matthew Hill is just outside the cathedral where the graduation is being held with his wife and young child when panicked people start running from the building. Matthew tells his wife to get to safety and heads right in to help as he calls for police. Matthew is an ex cop and ends up helping on this case at the request of Gemma's parents. I liked the twists and turns in this book as there were a lot of possible suspects (or could Gemma have been the wrong victim?). The end came together nice and tidy while also being a bit of a surprise. I would definitely say that the secrets kept did not make a lot of sense (I don't want to give anything away) but without them, there wouldn't have been much of a plot. 
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sharebear431's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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kriz01ws6's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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? It's complicated
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caties_books's review against another edition

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5.0

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aflseniors09's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.0

I can't say I'd recommend this book. It was okay, but it didn't quite hold my attention or leave me wanting to keep reading. 
I like the style of writing where it switched perspectives, but there was perhaps too many perspectives in this book.
I will say there were some things I didn't see coming, but even still I wasn't impressed by the story. I was left wanting more. 

TW: abuse, violence, gun violence, mental illness, abortion
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