Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

14 reviews

hmetwade's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

rowanbg's review

mysterious medium-paced

2.75

If your book is going to switch between first and third person, the story itself has to justify that decision, and this did not

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Incest, Murder, Car accident, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Death of parent

peachani's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, Rape, and Mental illness

Minor: Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

zerkleoflife's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was written well, and I enjoyed the mystery! I guessed a couple of the twists, but there were several I didn’t see coming!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Cancer, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Incest, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Confinement, Infertility, and Police brutality

goodaim's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

dilani's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Lizzie must represent an old law school friend despite her not specializing in criminal law. And on top of that she’s in a strained marriage that’s already taken so much from her. 

The beginning is very slow. I’d say it isn’t until the last half that things start to pick up. I will say the twists toward the end took me by surprise. It was fine for a thriller. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

xlivinglikejen's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

This book was so intense and every time I thought I found out “whodunnit” but I was wrong every time (which makes for a fun reading experience). I really enjoyed the legal transcripts separating the chapters, which always added more clues to the investigation. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, and Rape

pernillelsk's review

dark emotional 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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Murder, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

makenzie's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

chelsearose's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Alcohol, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt