Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

114 reviews

julialandis727's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't usually go for thrillers, but I'm a fan of true crime podcasts, so it makes sense that I'd enjoy this novel. The audiobook is incredibly produced; the added music and sound effects to the Netflix documentary transcripts and had different voice actors read those parts to make it sound like a real show. Enjoyed the feel of being thoroughly creeped out by Josie and her family, and while I predicted the murders correctly (as in who was getting murdered), I didn't expect the twist in Erin's epilogue at the very end. Makes me wonder if there will be a sequel, though the open-endedness of the ending is quite fitting for the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

hazelsbookcase's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Murder

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

saltymango's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

123itsmeemily's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

curlybob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

Loved this book, couldn’t put it down! Twists and turns and left me wondering right til the end never able to figure things out
Bonus chapter was a great ending too

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lestatbp's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

0.25

A terrible book. I felt like I read the notes and outlines for five different books. 

The first part is nice and slow and mysterious. About halfway through it all goes to hell with messy plots, characters who all of a sudden act differently or disappear from the story, characters that appear from nowhere and have nothing to do with the plot, and and hundreds of red herrings that are just there for no reason (not ever referenced again, just filler to confuse your mind).

It's a real shame because it could have been a great story. It almost feels like it was written by AI because it has huge gaping holes or things said about characters that make no sense to a human mind. 

I read 150 books a year and, honestly, it is the worst book I have read in five years. Don't waste your time. I assume the rest of her books are as bad, so I wouldn't bother with trying another one by the "author." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Just a terrible book that seemed to stuff in as many "triggering" topics as possible whether they pertain to the story or not. It was a really bizarre experience reading this.

mamamlc3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mcreasman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It took me a second to get into this but once I did I literally couldn’t stop thinking about it. If you read this, do yourself a favor and listen to the audiobook, it’s crucial. So many morally ambiguous characters! I really have no idea what really happened!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

meg_at_aurvendill'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail