Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

47 reviews

danielcrogers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

la_lune's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence

mikaylarowan's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

literaryfitz's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

sahanasri's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really expected to dislike this book (another book club read) because I personally really don’t like true crime or sensationalized gore/violence. It was definitely hard to get through those parts of the book (which is also why I finished it quickly I think) but the dual narrative and pacing were actually really great. The focus being on the women affected and how they really shine and fight for each other makes the book work (to be fair, as advertised). I am a little terrified at the reminder that evil is out there and that systemic misogyny abets and allows it but I have returned to my man hater era so I guess that’s nice. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who didn’t already like true crime but definitely an overall good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

laurx92's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

When we think of serial killers, we tend to forget the victims who just become a number in their reign of terror. While this is a book of fiction, it did a great job of amplifying these women's voices and reminding us not to fall into the true crime trap of giving our time or attention to the "charasmatic" perpetrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Lesbophobia

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Outing