Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

9 reviews

amgbskate26's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Murder, and Sexual violence

tracytcamp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

dizible's review

4.0

Really enjoyed this one, I guessed the main twist pretty much right off the bat, but there were still lots of surprises that caught me off guard along the way. 

I loved the pacing, and the flashbacks seamlessly transitioning into current events.
Mostly I kept reading because I found Chloe very relatable and I wanted her to get a good ending. 

My biggest gripe is the relationship between her and the reporter seemed very unnatural, and honestly unnecessary. 

Overall I definitely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

brichneyfloss's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

radhi_inthelibrary's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

THIS BOOK. WOW. I was pulling my hairs out, grinding my teeth, rushing through the pages and having to back track because I couldn't remember what I was reading and the details were a blur. This was that kind of book. And it's been a long, long time since I had read anything that made me cling to the edge of my seat, had me taking breaks from reading and running around the house to process what I had just read. AHHHH I cannot, it was THAT good!!!

Ok, that was mostly my emotions haha, but seriously it was soooo good in sooo many different ways. I mean the plot twists kept twisting left and right! One moment I had made conclusions and in the next moment I had to erase all the ideas formulating in my head, because there were other things at hand, evidence that pointed in all sorts of directions. And omggg the way I was mentally screaming at the fmc (arghhh I want to cryyy)!!! I thought her soooo dumb and stupid for some of the decisions she made, but somehow all of that stupidity worked out and I was so glad for her initial dumb decisions XD. At other times, she made smart moves that definitely did not work for her and made me understand why she continued to resort to those dumb ones lol. As for the ending, I did not see it coming at. all. whatsoever. You know, throughout the book I thought i was the smart one, because I thought I had figured mystery books out...LMAO I was soooo wrong - I definitely DO NOT have them figured out >_< .

Anyway, go read this. Like right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Murder

kellkie's review

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder

shyleek's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Chloe's past is coming back to haunt her and you'll never believe who's behind it all. I did not see this ending coming at all. 

Chloe, the daughter of a serial killer is a lovable character you want feel sympathy for. 20 years later she's due to be wed in a month but young girls start disappearing around her. Her involvement affects every relationship in her life as she tries to solve the mystery of who is copycatting her dads sick and twisted murders. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

kb_sherman's review against another edition

Largely dnf due to personal triggers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, and Sexual violence

taelights'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book had so many fun and unexpected twists I absolutely loved it. I had thought I figured it out at about 50% in and had two theories I was really leaning towards and just when I thought one of them was it the last twists slapped me so hard out of nowhere. 

I almost gave this book 4 stars due to me being genuinely shocked by the ending but I have settled on 3.75 because I found the main character often annoying me. I thought a lot of her decisions were very dumb and dangerous plus like I get that she has trauma from her childhood but that doesn't excuse her actions or dangerous and illegal practices when it comes to taking pills. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy