Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner

5 reviews

musingsbynitika's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, and Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

2.5

I listened to the audiobook version of Before She Disappeared. Overall, the plot was intriguing and kept me wondering what exactly was going on. I thought it was an interesting picture of a haunted woman dealing with her demons as best she can. But I didn't much care for the ending - it felt a bit rushed and I don't really like some of what happens, but that's just personal preference.

As for the narration, Hillary Huber does a good job as far as inflection goes, and she does the main character perfectly. But I just couldn't get past certain things, like giving a born and bred Bostonian a Southern accent, or the teens' voices. Or the fact that it's clearly a white woman doing Black people's voices... It was distracting at times and pulled me out of the story.

I'm debating on getting the second book in Audible or just reading the ebook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

mbedrosian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Classism, Addiction, Grief, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

docshollidaze's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Stalking, and Trafficking

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Drug use, and Trafficking