Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

144 reviews

brianarinaldo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Very good! A little hard to follow at times, but it’s all brought together beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Death of parent

torigiblinjones's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

tessvosper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

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

breannamh'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

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

whoolie3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

emma_sky's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Incest

annairene's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Murder

t_riley's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism