Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Where the Truth Lies by Anna Bailey

3 reviews

ktdakotareads's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

lego28's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, War, Ableism, Incest, Medical content, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Grief, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

emmasbookishself's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When Abigail goes missing from the small town of Whispering Ridge, all types of dark secrets are revealed. Not only are Abigail’s family’s secrets exploited but so are all the secrets this town has covered up for years. 

Emma is Abigail’s best friend and she doesn’t believe that she would just run away, and is willing to do what she can to get the truth. She discovers that maybe she didn’t know her best friend as well as she had thought. 

Noah and Jude don’t know what happened to their sister, but they hope that she just escaped their father’s violent wrath. 

Dolly, Abigail’s mother is somehow getting by but has always allowed Samuel to use God, and violence against her and their children. 

Hunter believes he saw something that could implicate his family the night of Abigail’s disappearance… but is he just projecting what he saw because he wants to punish his father? 

Emma and Hunter end up pairing up and sharing information into their own investigation because they’ve learned they cannot trust anyone… is it possible two kids will determine the truth? 

Past and present timelines, with multiple suspects will keep you guessing, although the truth may not entirely shock you. Fast paced with lots information to give you a full picture of the atmosphere and each character.

**check trigger warnings before reading this one**** 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Incest, Blood, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment