Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas

5 reviews

dblue236'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Trigger warnings: Drug use, domestic violence/abuse, gun violence, kidnapping, brief mentions of adult/minor relationships. 

I don't know if I can honestly say that this book was completely unique from others in its genre, but that definitely did not stop me from enjoying it, and I can honestly say that there were a number of twists I didn't see coming. It's fairly standard fare for those who enjoy missing girl mysteries, but it's well written and has a solid storyline with characters who feel like people you would actually care about. I especially liked the epilogue and the way the story wrapped up. This book left me wanting to seek out more of the author's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Pedophilia

beckyremillard's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

ciarag88's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Very enjoyable book. Slightly slow at the start, but once you get into it it is quite a page-turner. Interesting narrative switching from POV.

I am so surprised by the ending. The epilogue giving the final twist that she did indeed shoot her kidnappers.  I did not see it coming that they kidnapped her and drugged her! Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Torture

littletiramisu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

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

juliamerkinger's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Murder