Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

13 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Infertility, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Addiction, Grief, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Cursing, and Dementia

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

I loved this, and definitely recommend the audiobook version. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Grief, Infertility, Gaslighting, Gore, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Torture, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Oh my gosh. Where do I even begin with this book? So many plot twists that I truly NEVER knew what was coming next. Usually I think some twists are predictable and cliché, but this was nothing of the sort. A complex and deceitful story about an extremely toxic relationship between a mother and daughter. There’s so much I could say, but I think you should just read this book for yourself. If you love thrillers, suspense, twists, and vengeance - then you’ll love this book. It’s easy to follow, short chapters (my personal fav!), and just enough characters to keep the book complex and interesting. It will hold your attention and keep you fully engaged. It also challenges your own introspective thoughts. You really reason with the characters, Maggie in particular, and why people make the choices they do. I would love to have learned a little more about what happened after the ending of the story, but I think it was a full circle moment. I can see why the author chose to end it right there and leave you like 🤯🤯🤯. Also, this story shows how sometimes a mother’s love can be too much of a good thing. GREAT ploy and I’m so glad I read this book. It was a new style of thriller that has me wanting to read more John Marrs books!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Cancer, Confinement, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

mwebz13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Vomit, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Infertility, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Self harm, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Islamophobia, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Death of parent, and Grief

biblouchorr's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Abortion, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

ladyinverse's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

honestly, the plot whiplash was evenly placed but my GOD did i want to strangle Nina and Maggie. please just talk to each other lmao 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Grief

mtstjk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, Blood, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Infertility, Incest, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child abuse

aiqi's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

kaitlynisliterate's review

• 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

3.25

Pros
+ Interesting premise
+ Good execution of multiple POVs and time jumps

Cons
- The author tries too hard to set everything up for a perfect reveal but it makes the first half of the book quite boring
- After the big reveal, all of the plot twists are fairly predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Confinement, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

thelifeofkim19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Confinement, Child death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse