Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

11 reviews

daniofthewood's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

princess_marie's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

It had me intrigued but the writing style made me quite detached from the characters and it felt a bit unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hilaire's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Although I never found any of the characters to be lovable, this is a good mystery with a great ending. However, I felt that there were too many characters; that paired with the omniscient voice made it hard to keep track of everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

lmp07m's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

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

roeper83's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

mkfaucher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence

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

Minor: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

beckyremillard'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping