Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

12 reviews

corriejn's review against another edition

4.25

Not my most typical fare, but I found it very engaging. Decidedly not a light read, and note the major CW for active alcohol addiction, but I was pretty hooked throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Drug use

bulbasaurcowboy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was a very good thriller. It deals with a lot of themes; alcoholism, abuse, relationships, motherhood, and dealing with loss. It was a little slow at the beginning, but there was still something about how well it's written that makes you want to keep going. Even when I had figured out what probably happened (I was right!), the author still had a way of keeping you interested just to see how it would all play out. The .5 star missing is mostly for how rushed the ending seemed considering how slow paced it was at first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Child death

iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Child death, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Vomit

dr_ew's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

Wow wow wow wow wow. A total thriller. A page turner the whole time.

It felt like I went through the story as Rachel did, in a natural progression. None of the plot twists came out of left field, but never felt predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

aisclaradm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

A really good thriller that had me trying to piece information together right from the very beginning. It was so fun to read a book with such unreliable narrators, because it allowed you to come up with so many different theories. Ultimately, everything tied up really well and I found the plotline and reveals made a lot of sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Violence, Infertility, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Car accident, and Drug use

chamaeleontis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug use, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

sarahbethhh's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia, Abortion, and Body shaming

ro_lux's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Infidelity

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, and Infertility

ellab3r's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Child death, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion, Infertility, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

nehaslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book took me on a journey! It was fascinating the whole way through. I love how effortless it felt to read and understand, how the events unfolded and were narrated by the three females' whose perspectives we view them from. I love how it shows how different things seem to others. I also find it amazing how they meshes together, and how the true events are revealed piece by piece.

I do wish, however, that we found out what happened to Scott and Kamal at the end, as the only thing that we are told is that the houses are left empty and we never hear of Kamal after his and Megan's last meeting, where she told him that she was going to tell Tom about the baby. I think it was okay to leave it out, but it would've provided a bit of closure and stopped the reader from wondering what happened to them, as well as Anna, Evie, and other characters, however, I think this is just a personal preference of mine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Violence, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic relationship, Racism, Death, Addiction, Blood, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Stalking