Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Ese no es mi nombre by Megan Lally

57 reviews

jennboyack_scott's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

msmrkt's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder

ezpr101's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

jessannem's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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My first 5 star book of the year! Woohoo! Finished this in two sittings. It’s definitely YA, and not in a beautiful, descriptive way. The writing is simplistic and the teen characters are stereotypical… the brooding, complicated one, the snobby Sheriff’s daughter, the comic relief. (Harry, Hermione and Ron, now that I really think about it…) But it works. They don’t need to be anything more than that. There’s a reason we see these archetypes so often. The main character gets a satisfying conclusion that adds some depth to his journey. The story is gripping and you think you know where it’s going but you’re wrong. THAT’S what I’ve been searching for in my last 6 books: a gasp-worthy twist that makes you want to throw the book across the room. I’ll be picking up Lally’s next novel (which just came out last month) ASAP! Hooray for new favourites!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

melsbookbuzz's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

elizabethtrue's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

knivesalwayswins's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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heartwrenching but still pretty good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Death, Stalking

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent

kimbankss's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

wellreadsyd's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious tense medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The writing in That’s Not My Name leans heavily into YA territory, which might not work for every reader, but the dual-timeline plot is really compelling. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, the twist at the end completely blindsided & destroyed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death

Minor: Murder

annemariecunningham's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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That’s Not My Name was well-paced, kept me on the edge of my seat, and dropped a twist at the end that I was NOT expecting. It was a pretty standard thriller until the end, but the twist earned an extra star from me. It’s a quick, easy read too, which was a nice bonus. 

I’d recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury