Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

74 reviews

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Abandonment, and Cursing

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Gore, Trafficking, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

mar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

here's the thing. i ADORE the way holly jackson writes mysteries, they're so carefully planned and well thought-out and seeing the pieces come together to form the solution is very satisfying. #1 author that makes me wanna go it's always sunny pepe silvia meme halfway through the book <3

however. the idea that

the fallout from the revelations of the novel's climax could get so easily and neatly wrapped up into a happy ending with a bow on top

just makes NO DAMN SENSE TO ME

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility and Rape

anna_333's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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 rate this a 4 star, purely because I didn't get the connection with the main character. I felt the swearing was overwhelming, and the main character, bel, to be quite insufferable. (Obviously I get she has a right to be, due to the shit show her life is but still) 
The plot was very well written and I loved the ending, which was very conniving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Death

literarykitten's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence, Gaslighting, and Confinement

author2223's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming and Dementia

caidyn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Omg, Holly Jackson did it again! Another twisty, delightful read. It kept me wondering, even though I did guess a few things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Confinement

shesflippinpages's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Alcohol, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence

dcnireads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

moonlitreading_'s review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

“The truth didn’t make sense. But it was the only thing that did. Rachel Price was back and Bel had lost her mind.”

The Reappearance of Rachel Price tells the story of Bel whose mother suddenly appears after being missing for sixteen years. Rachel’s reappearance shakes the whole Price family, especially Bel who thinks Rachel isn’t telling the truth and is hiding something big, something that has to do with her disappearance all those years ago.

This book was a wild ride and even though the middle of it was a little slow for me I still enjoyed it. I had a lot of suspicions and gut feelings throughout the book, some were right or close to being right, and some weren’t. What I didn’t expect were the twists!!!!

Bel was an okay character. Rachel, her mom, suddenly appeared and life as Bel knows it changed in an instant. She wanted things to go back the way there were and her trust/abandonment issues really influenced her thoughts and actions. I found her to be stubborn and her tunnel vision stressed me a lot throughout this book.

Rachel, now that’s an interesting character. Disappearing mysteriously and then suddenly appearing after sixteen years while the Price family are being filmed for a documentary about her, too!!! She was acting very suspicious throughout the whole book that I couldn’t blame Bel for doing what she’s done.

Thank you Delacorte Press and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting