Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Ese no es mi nombre by Megan Lally

53 reviews

karinreadsalot's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness

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

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

k8lynn's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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: No

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unexpected twists, uneasy suspense that makes you wanna keep going, and an ending that doesn't *quite* disappoint. 

minus .5 stars for a tacky start, but once it got to about chapter 5 or so, i was hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

rcarr14's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Stalking

vivisms_82's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense

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Not exceptional writing but an absolute page turner nonetheless! Girl goes missing; girl's boyfriend is prime suspect. Sheriff is appallingly inept and has tunnel vision which stalls the case. Told from two narratives - the missing teen and the ex; it's a race against time to find her and clear his name. 

Note: some graphic violence  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

corinamefford's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i usually predict the plot twist pretty easily with books i read…but this one??? i did NOT see that plot twist coming. i was gripped from the second i started listening to the audiobook. it was fast pace and kept me hooked the whole time. it’s a sad story, and there’s a lot of empathy to be felt throughout the whole thing. but wow!! what a well written, thrilling, fascinating book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking

Minor: Religious bigotry

tiggeruth's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting