Reviews tagging 'Child death'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

116 reviews

kelsieann27's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

rgcarrion's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, and Violence

sinelaborenihil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

messila's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death and Pedophilia

cnannery19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

jomecki's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

I really liked this book. It was face paced but creepy af. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

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

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Entertaining thriller with an unreliable narrator and an interesting twist at the end. The characters are mostly unlikeable but it fits the story.

The audiobook was really well done. Similar to a Graphic Audio production with a full cast and sound effects. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicide

storm333's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved the audio production. Deeply disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Eating disorder

ochieng's review against another edition

Bit too dark and didn't enjoy listening to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol