Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

19 reviews

laurensreads's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping

Minor: Abortion

redhothabanero's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

2.0

There was very little suspense in this book since we find out right away that Mia is rescued. All the characters were flat and two dimensional (especially the dad who was cartoonishly bad). There was really nobody I was rooting for or even cared about. I guessed the "twist" about a third of the way in and it wasn't even a good one because it left me very annoyed. Also, the not so subtle anti-choice talk coming from Eve and the racism/classism when describing people of color was gross. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Racism, Classism, and Abortion

blovesbooks80's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Chronic illness, and Abortion

tspice24's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Blood, Death, and Suicide

hkburke2's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I read the whole thing, mostly because it was audio and it was recommended to me... This was not tense or thrilling and the racism and sexism and toxicity in the relationships started to feel unintentional which is... Just icky. Not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Sexism, Abortion, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Confinement, Classism, Chronic illness, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Stalking, Rape, and Police brutality

karinaalyse's review

dark emotional slow-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? It's complicated

1.5

I mean, it was slow. The ending was so predictable, especially when compared to Gone Girl. It was very built up and ended flat and dull. There isn’t a lot of development and the “twist” is kind of lame, in my opinion. It’s an easy page turner but nothing stuck out at me begging me actually keep turning. I was doing it just to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Sexual content

_terah_hansen_'s review

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Stalking, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

bookswithmybulldog's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

A decent thriller but idk what to think about it. I was a bit disturbed and disappointed by the authors references to the black people = bad guys and the non-white area of town a bad area. It was blatant throughout. Would not fly at all if this book was published now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Racism

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, and Emotional abuse

sophiamoneva's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is my one of my favourite true crime books that I’ve ever read. It is just wonderful. It’s so dark and goes so much into the emotional aspect not to mention the idea that both of the MC’s are f*cked up in their own ways. *Chef’s kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence