Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

5 reviews

lau_ro's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abandonment

kaitlinabrams's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

A page turner but ultimately not that thrilling. Am I totally desensitized to violence or was this not very scary? 

I’d read more Patterson though on a lazy day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked this book a lot. Alex Cross was not only a psych/detective but also a lover boy. I didn't expect that, to be honest. I knew about Jezzie's 40% in, and I was right. Seoniji/Murphy was a psychopath that was for sure, but he had a rough childhood, and it made me sad even if he did a lot of problematic things like kidnapping, murder, stalking, etc. Kids didn't deserve shitty parents! It also made me sad that Michael died because he was a victim. This was fast-paced and compelling. Damn, the villains faced lethal injection. Overall, a great start to a series. Thank you, James, ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

irenic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book but near the end kinda rushed to finish it and see what happened. I felt like the reveals of different plot points were not as exciting as they could have been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault and Trafficking

Minor: Cursing

chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The first book in the Alex Cross series and it’s a beauty! Can’t wait to read more 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault