Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica

15 reviews

swimmer120x's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.5

If you can tolerate the content warnings (the biggest ones are:

adult/child relationship, rape, kidnapping, & child abuse by a foster parent

), this is a fairly decent book. It had some plot twists, but not nearly as many as other mystery/thriller books that I’ve read recently. It was better than meh but not spectacular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Blood

Other content warning:

Child abuse that occurred while a child was in foster care

astoriareader's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SYNOPSIS

• Heidi lives in Chicago with her husband, Chris, a busy corporate attorney, and her 12 year old daughter, Zoe. She always wanted more kids, but ended up with only Zoe.
• Heidi is a do-gooder, and she loves to help others.
• One day, she sees a young woman, Willow, and her baby, Ruby, waiting for a train in the rain. They end up crossing paths a few more times, and Heidi figures out that the pair appear to be homeless.
• Heidi insists on bringing Willow and Ruby back to her place, and she gives them a place to stay without checking with her husband or daughter. What could possibly go wrong?

MY THOUGHTS

• Mary Kubica is one of my favorite authors, and this is my 7th book of hers that I have read.
• 🤌🏼Ahhh, this is one of her bests. I devoured this in a day. In the moments when I wasn’t reading, I was thinking about the story & wondering what happened.
• The story is told from alternating POVs (Heidi, Chris, & Willow).
• I was able to guess a few things, but there were so many great twists & turns. Very satisfying ending. 
• Kubica is an expert in character development. Loved the backstories and getting to know this cast of characters. I really felt like I knew all of them, and felt for each of them. 

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ one of Kubica’s best. amazing character development. finished in a day. add this to your TBR shelf ASAP!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Cancer

Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, and Infidelity

dvertreese'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Pedophilia, and Abortion

thepurpleseal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cancer, Kidnapping, Bullying, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Excrement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

marytreybig's review

dark tense slow-paced

1.25

This book moved so slow. I’m surprised I finished it because I was honestly annoyed most of the time. I wouldn’t recommend this book at all. 
Also, the chapters from Chris’ perspective don’t feel like a realistic look into a man’s brain. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Mental illness

thehumblehivehomestead's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Infertility, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Abortion

hformella's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

peyrenepey's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Cancer, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Infertility, Blood, and Self harm

laceydm's review

emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

shereadsmysteries's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abortion, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Grief, Infidelity, and Mental illness