Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

When She Was Good by Michael Robotham

23 reviews

jetpackdracula's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Confinement

Minor: Violence, Medical content, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, and Self harm

kay_andy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Self harm

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm unfortunately writing this review too late to give it the detail it deserves... I read this book in August and I don't remember much besides the fact that I enjoyed it! I'm really surprised to see that this is the second book in a series, because I haven't read the first one and I didn't have any issues following along with Evie's story. Police procedurals aren't my favorite, but the psychological aspects of this one were really compelling. On the other hand, I wasn't impressed with some of Robotham's sexist comments; luckily they petered out about halfway through the book. Altogether a fun and twisty read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

thepaperbackqueen's review

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

sarasbooks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

a very good sequel to Good Girl Bad Girl ! this book told more about Evie's past & trauma, which was very interesting 
i would love to see a movie/series adaptation 

[Evie likes Elvis? she has taste!!]

some parts were hard to read.. tw: child abuse, rape, pedophilia, torture

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

snoonio's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Child abuse

emmaclaire_z's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Death

jarareads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Stalking, Rape, Pedophilia, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child abuse

Minor: Self harm, Excrement, Death of parent, and Death

taylorrudolph's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

i didn’t read the first one because i didn’t realize there was a prequel to this. i thought it was a pretty good book but i probably would’ve enjoyed it more if i had read the first one. things still kinda felt undeveloped to me but i understand that i most likely needed to read the first one. was a good read but didn’t love it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide