Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

68 reviews

toribrake17's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Car accident, and Gaslighting

cduck's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

juliaminer's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

great book. some plot holes and could have been written a bit better.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kmckibben's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

msennflinn'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Blood

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

book_perk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

 I had about five different theories throughout the book and I didn't come anywhere near figuring out the ending. I don't usually read many thrillers but I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. It took me a while to get into it, but once I did I was hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Car accident, and Murder

andreia's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.0

meh. i guess i might recommend this to someone who hasn't read many thrillers/mysteries before and is easily surprised. otherwise, this is so unnecessarily long that you can pretty much predict every plot twist because you have more than enough time to pick up and reflect on all the not-so-subtle clues. i didn't exactly see that very last plot twist coming but it felt like such a cliche cop out that it just made me roll my eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

queenfury's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

1.0

This was a mess of a book for me, full of cliches, predictable "twists," and unlikable characters.

The writing was not very good, either. The similes were numerous, awkward, and unnecessary, and I knew immediately that the author was a man (every woman the narrator sees had her breasts mentioned at least once). The editor(s) needed to go through the manuscript a few more times, as I found quite a lot of the prose added nothing to neither the story nor Anna's character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Violence

Extreme gaslighting of main character by everyone around her.

rosita's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I was trapped in the book, the same way that the protagonist is trapped in her house. I seriously couldnt put it down, and finished it very fast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Fatphobia