Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Ese no es mi nombre by Megan Lally

87 reviews

aqua_faye's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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.25 off because there is a difference between a good plot twist and betraying your audiences trust for shock value. However this author does toe the line by making it up after the fact with the ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

juanat77's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally 

I didn’t think I would enjoy this as much as I did! I stayed up until 1am to finish it. Total page turner. Told in dual perspectives. The suspense was executed so well. I went into this one blindly and I’m glad I did. Fast paced. Engaging. Intense. Emotional. Captivating. Easy read. I did not guess the ending at all. In fact, I was very wrong. This is a book you can totally finish in one day. 

Amazing debut from the author! 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

phoenixlovesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was such an amazing book with an amazing ending!! The plot twist sent me on a whirlwind of emotions and I cried so hard 😢 

Rep: Main character has two Dad's :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail

jyguybookjourney's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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very well written, very tense, i hate it (in a good way)!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

andreatypesbraille's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad tense fast-paced

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Honestly what a great debut novel. Thrilling mysterious and a little sad. I read this super quickly and was invested in Mary's loss of memory and Drew's search for Lola.
Check trigger/content warnings.
Will read more from this author in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder

Minor: Child death, Car accident

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved this book so MUCH. It's rare that I feel such love and tenderness for male characters, but Max and Drew just stole my heart. I cried so much at the last few scenes lol I thought it was a really smart depiction of trauma and grief and kind of the community mob mentality of being totally for or totally against you. Drew was so steadfast in his search, and Max was such a helpful himbo, and it was just so great. Cannot WAIT to see more from Ms. Lally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Murder

Minor: Stalking

nemonobody11's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Major spoilers!!!



To begin with, I must say that I was able to predict one of the plot twists early on. Specifically, I surmised that the man responsible for kidnapping and murdering young girls was doing so in an attempt to find a "replacement" for his deceased daughter. However, I was uncertain of how the author would incorporate the fate of his daughter into the story - whether she had passed away tragically or fallen ill and he was seeking out girls who resembled her. It took me some time to realize that the perspective of Madison, one of the protagonists, was not that of Lola, but rather of another girl who had been taken captive. I believe the author skillfully executed the plot twist and built up to the final reveal quite effectively. All in all, I found this story to be quite enjoyable and would be interested in reading more from Megan in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking