Reviews tagging 'Grief'

All the Lies by S.T. Abby

47 reviews

carla20's review

dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

lovelymisanthrope's review

3.0

I picked this up as my continuation in the "Mindf*ck" series.
"All the Lies" is the fourth book in the "Mindf*ck" series. Lana thinks everything is going well. She has an amazing boyfriend that makes her want to do better and she is almost through her killing list. Unfortunately, Logan is very good at his job, and Lana does not know how this can end well for any of them.
I thought this was going to be my favorite in the series so far...until the last chapter. What the hell? I need a better resolution and I want justice for all involved.
I will definitely be picking up the next book VERY soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Rape

aelin_morgenstern's review

adventurous dark emotional tense

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Police brutality, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

chels984's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Grief, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual content

sarah_amy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

Enjoyed the criminology and the complications of an FBI agent & secret vigilante-will-he-find-out relationship.

Didn't enjoy the vengeful, angry, tantrum sex at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, and Murder

meeklovestoread's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I was really looking forward to this book after reading the ending of the third one and I'm so glad that this book didn't disappoint. I read this book on e-reader and then I listened to the last 35-40% on audio. This book is more gruesome (like I stated in my previous reviews, Lana's killing sprees are my favorite part of the books) and we get more backstory on what happened and more mind games. Logan and Lana's relationship starts to serve! And oh my gosh it was just so entertaining!

This is the book where Logan finds out and I think it was well executed. It was dramatic enough, but not too dramatic to where it was unserious. I really liked how the author did the reveal. I fear that Lana will go off the rails in the last book because Logan isn't her anchor anymore. The way he had angry sex with her when he found out.😢💔

Can't wait for the last book! 

Note: This may be an unpopular opinion but Lana and Jake's relationship (friendship) is 10x better than Lana and Logan's. Love Jake! And I love their dynamic. He loves her so much!

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexual content

natashareadsbooks's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

As the FBI are closing in, to uncover the dark secrets of the small town, they are also closing in on the serial killer case they have been working on- and closing in on Lana. But will she survive if her secrets come to light? 

I love how strong that Lana is- after everything she has been though, not only is she still facing each day- but she is getting the revenge she deserves- and ridding the world of all the monsters from her past. I cannot wait to read the conclusion of Lana's story. 5⭐ out of 5⭐.
3🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance 
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gore, Kidnapping, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

melani_e4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I’m making this review waaaay to long after I finished this series BUT the main reason why I recommend this is the fact that when you’re reading it you feel like you’re reading one book and not 5, and even now I genuinely cannot tell you when one book ended and when another started and I swear that I remember the whole story (not word for word obviously). The only thing that i didn’t completely like was the ending *******SPOILER****** I feel like the guy was forgiven waaayyy too quickly, like there wasn’t almost any groveling from him and that frustrated me *********END OF SPOILER******** but aside from that everything else was great. I’m gonna copy and put this review in every book from this series :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Grief

The warnings are the same for every book

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book! I think so far it’s been the most intense book! I can’t wait to read the final book in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gore, Blood, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol

zc2's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

IM BALLING MY EYES OUT RIGHT NOW OH MY GOSH NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO GREECE. i hate men 😒 they ruin all the fun. All in all up until this point this one’s my favorite. The gore the plot twist the tension the bonds between characters. I fckin hate Leonard tho. He gives that whole big spill about sometimes you have to learn to love the monster and then let’s the cat out of the bag😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Genocide, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Animal death, Kidnapping, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship