Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ese no es mi nombre by Megan Lally

163 reviews

alphabetseeds's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This one took me by total surprise. I felt uneasy, waiting for the shoe to drop, for the first half of the book. The isolation and total dependency reminded me of the atmosphere of 10 Cloverfield Lane. 

Drew's story took a bit to suck me in, but once he got his friends involved to go sleuthing, I was on board.

I listened to the audiobook, and both narrators did a great job. Can recommend this format for sure. 

As others have said, don't look up anything. I thought I had it all figured out, but I was not ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Grief

Minor: Confinement, Blood

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

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

sophieinbookworld's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping

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

ashwee0955's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder

beckyremillard's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

nafsaila's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense

Diverse cast of characters: No

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This one is a pretty action packed ride. We have the perspective of a girl that has woken up on the side of a road injured, unable to remember who she is. Also the perspective of a boy that has been accused by those in his town of killing his girlfriend that has been missing. Back and forth between the two characters as we try to unravel both characters stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping

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