Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel by Shari Lapena, Shari Lapena

29 reviews

quietlex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

I love Shari Lapena’s work, despite every book following the same plot line over and over.

I didn’t see Avery hiding out in Marian’s basement, so that was a fun twist.

Everything else was fairly predictable, though it was a fun read. What WASNT fun was the ending. I can’t remember if Lapena has ended a book so abruptly before with no resolution. I was flipping through the pages looking for the next chapter, or maybe a sneak peek at the next book. So frustrating! I literally closed the book with a “wtf!” All in all, I enjoyed reading this one, but I wouldn’t recommend it compared to her others. She always follows the same tropes, so you know what to expect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Blood, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder

britt_b24's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Ableism, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Violence, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

robinsons515's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death and Confinement

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Death

samburkhouse's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Murder and Emotional abuse

Minor: Stalking and Mental illness

ashwatever98's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

This book will bring you on a weird and twisted ride. I did not expect the way the story went and it took me by surprise. It was a pretty good read.

carissa230's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Avery, a 9 year old girl, is missing and the entire town is searching for her. Most people are sure that something bad happened, but those closest to Avery aren't so sure. Avery does not have any friends and it looks like Avery was living a life nobody knew about. 

This is a small town book, where everyone is keeping secrets. If they could come together they could probably find Avery, but they have too much to lose. 

This was a good fast-paced book, but I don't know how well it will stick with 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

booked_with_meg's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

I thoroughly enjoyed the first half to 3/4 of this book. It kept me on my toes. But the last chunk kind of fell flat. I also was really bothered by how neurodivergence was portrayed so negatively, specifically ADHD and autism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Infidelity, Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Drug use

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

   A young girl goes missing and the neighborhood's secrets all come out. But who can you trust to tell the truth? 
    The most of characters are unbearable! It was a hard book to finish. But by the time it's revealed what's going on and becomes completely terrible, I was at 72%. So I finished it. But if I'd known where it was going I would have DNF'd the book.
     The narration was pretty good though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use