Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

7 reviews

jackierobinson's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Bit of a slog tbh, but the ending had me on the edge of my seat! The whole plot however was quite far flung. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Car accident, Cursing, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Blood and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Drug use, Vomit, and Drug abuse

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

pookiee's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

a nice and gripping read. the rich family is written very mysterious and intriguing, reminiscent of the families in Succession and Get Out. the writing style is casual in a way that has you streaming through the pages.

the plot doesn’t take off till past 40% bc the MC has every excuse to not listen to the tape yet! I’d say this is not a mystery with mindblowing “oh, shit!” twists—MC conveniently ignores a lot of suspicious wordings that a reader does not, and the foreshadowing is a bit heavy-handed—but while you may guess the big surprises correctly, the details are more elusive, plus there are some well placed red herrings (my favorite being the “oh no he’s hot” sort-of-subplot lol).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse

a character is groped and very uncomfortable about it, but no one else acknowledges it

bumblebeekimmy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicide, Classism, and Abortion

rebeccaelizabeth94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was such a good book. I audiobooked it and I was hooked from the opening. It was giving a touch of Inheritance Games and Knives Out. I loved the creepy games in the story. I liked how she had to puzzle her way out of the terror. I would have loved to learn more about the list of missing girls and find out more about them but Steadman did it right. There was just enough mystery that I could fill in the gaps. I liked how Harriet was self assured from the start. I feel like a lot of books I read have main characters who compare themselves to the other women in stories and look down on themselves. Harriet knew who she was on page 2 and kept her head high. I liked the juxtaposition of her as an orphan yet making a name in her own right and the old world money that Edwards family had. Robert was a good character as well. I kept waiting on the women to turn on her and the twist at the end was well done. If I didn’t have things to do yesterday I would have finished the book in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault and Abortion

whosbradpitt's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

An engaging mystery surrounding a powerful old-wealth family and the next woman planning to marry in. The audiobook reading was excellent and kept me hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse and Vomit