Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

13 reviews

marissa_nancy_nicole's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Mental illness, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Gun violence, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

kaitspen13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy cow! You may think you have it figured out but at most you are only fractionally correct. This book had me guessing the whole time, including questioning what was real. Sager has done it again and kept the twists coming. I loved the ending and felt it tied up the story perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

sage_alexandra's review against another edition

mysterious tense

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

3.0

Overall:  loved the set-up of the chapters, good descriptions

Truly couldn't stand the first half of the book. The main character ignored all of the red flags, and then, when she found out certain information,

she would just confront the alleged serial killer directly

. I had to pause the audio book to scream way too many times (in frustration)

I was reeled back in by the second half though. Less 'screaming at the girl running up the stairs instead of out the front door' vibes. More plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Grief, and Confinement

Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Gore, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

emmaegerb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Body horror, Physical abuse, Blood, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

noxygens's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Torture, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Car accident, Confinement, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicide and Cursing

ellenlemon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I found this book really hard to rate. The first 200 pages are too slow, but after the 200 mark it delivers. The final few pages actually make the whole book. I’m glad I stuck with it. I did find the style of writing and language somewhat stereotypical.

the fact there aren’t many characters makes it VERY easy to predict who the killer is. Josh was too obvious, so I immediately thought Robbie.

Overall an entertaining read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

isgbv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Murder, and Torture

ldystargazer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very repetitive in the beginning. I found myself skimming the first 50% of the book and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. 

The plot twist was written very well and was shocking. I felt myself pulled in multiple directions throughout the book. The ending was satisfying. 

Overall, not a bad book. Easy read that gives a good mystery twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, and Car accident

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cancer

hannahjo28's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt