Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

153 reviews

dfriend12's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Just the kind of dark and twisty I didn’t know I needed. Saw a few of the plot twists coming and some I knew there was something more but wasn’t sure how they were connected until the reveal at the end. 

Again with the amnesia with this one. Not mad about it though. And with the podcaster sidekick. Enjoyed this one more than the last though. Had no idea what I was getting myself into with this story. Literally just looked for available mystery/thrillers in Libby and 🎉 tada!🎉 

Will definitely be checking out the authors other books. 🤞🏻I feel the same way about the others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

bbayless96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“That’s the thing about trust, isn’t it?” Ethan says. “You gather all the evidence you can, use your brain, weigh character and past actions. But the final inch of it— that’s faith. Trust means believing in someone. It’s not just a conclusion. It’s a choice.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

ignited_redqueen75's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

 If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend you do so now, hell, like yesterday. This book is well deserving of 5 stars. I'm so shook and excited and anxious all in once... all good, though. I am a thriller book girl through and through even if I read other genres, so when I recommend a thriller trust and believe it's because the book is amazing.
This book hit all the right vibes for a thriller that I think I am still processing what I read. Absolutely loved this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

I don't feel the triggers are strong but mentioned them either way since everyone perceives things differently. It is an intense medium to fast paced mystery/thriller book.

ucancallmejayyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Cursing

megsbookishadventures's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders

alyssamac's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Sexual assault

ehamlett's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

latasharm's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the type of thriller that I live for. The one that sneaks up on you in ways other than the ones that you are expecting. I was pretty close guessing where this story was going to go but never could I have ever guessed the way that we got there or the precise ending. Kate Alice Marshall has a gift and a curse. She goes dark and it gets deep. This one left me absolutely gutted. I would love to see this book play out as a limited series on Netflix or Prime. The right cast could do wonders with the characters penned and circumstances paged here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

khandle3's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

my jaw DROPPED. so so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

ktb97's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence