Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

37 reviews

booklvrkat's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Wow - as far as psychological suspense goes, this was one for the books! I found it a little repetitious at times, but it's a fast read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

xiacatt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

So many questions. All answered. Multiple plot twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Cancer

ashleyj_reads's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Animal cruelty

laurenellisx's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Child death, and Death of parent

mbcg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

Minor: Suicide

lizziaha's review against another edition

1.5

As a disclaimer, I probably would’ve DNFed this book if I hadn’t been reading it for a book club. It really wasn’t for me. 
The characters were insufferable, and every move being made by the author was very transparent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

willow2342's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Child death, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

capriqueen's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A very good thriller, had me very stressed out especially because of all the gaslighting. I wanted to shake Jo at times because she just believed whoever told her anything and didn’t really think critically, but also I sympathize because I think I would be like that too in this situation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Child death

Minor: Suicide, Confinement, and Infidelity

whitneyfoster's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

The characters were not likeable, not even the main character, but I’d still give it 5 stars because of the emotional roller coaster ride! I love how the pacing was faster and didn’t take too long to establish the characters and get into the meat of the story. If someone asks me what a psychological thriller is, I’d recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

kind of a cliffhanger ending, would like a sequel