Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

9 reviews

asolis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Excellent audiobook. I am picky with what books I enjoy in audio format, and this one certainly enhanced the experience. Full cast and production.
The story itself is gripping and dark. Great for fans of mystery and thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chsm8's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mairi99'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

zoedonn's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mandareads222's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

toy_masterpiece's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

I don't know if I loved this entry in this genre. The style and structure was to die for but it was too up in the air and it never came down.

❗️Major Spoilers❗️

I wanted Josie to get caught. Then the truth was revealed in a hazy epilogue?

A good ride but I don't know if I'll be reading more thriller mysteries soon. It was a thrill though.

I would give it a lower score but I might just not like this genre so I bumped it up lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow! Every single time you think you have this story sorted out you turn the page and realize you have it all wrong. Even until the very last page, everything continued to change and turn. What a ride! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

dizpig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

2.5 ⭐
While I did like the author's slow-burn thriller style, the pedophile content was disturbing. I'll check trigger warnings before trying another Lisa Jewell book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Animal death