Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

10 reviews

devilavo96's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Suicide, and Sexual assault

ebeubanks8's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The ending was very shocking, but I was not very captivated until about halfway through the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

jrosebartoli415's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, and Suicide

alimdaniels's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, and Child death

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I haven't read Strangers on a Train (but I will) or seen the movie, but knowing the concept is enough to enjoy this author's homage. It was fun to watch the different storylines come together. I love it when I don't guess the twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, Medical trauma, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

jordanwilde's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book kept me guessing until the very end. I very rarely feel surprised at the end of a mystery, but this was one that kept me thinking. I really enjoyed the character development and multiple points of view. I wanted the ending to be drawn out and the different plot lines to continue a little longer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Child death

princessklee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The book had me very invested from beginning to end. I didn't expect the ending at all! My only pet peeve is the ending. Which is why I gave it 4.25 stars. I don't see how the killer would help Amanda get justice and not hurt her but was targeting women in home invasions years before with no explanation as to how he went from the same evil serial killer Amanda and Ruth were condemning to someone who would help Amanda after he got what he wanted (Ruth). It left a huge plot point for me that I wish was explained/wrapped up   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Child death, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, and Sexual assault

itstruly_flower's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexual assault, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, Pedophilia, Grief, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Alcohol, Rape, and Vomit

niakantorka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Goodness. What a thrilling ride. This is exactly what one looks for in a thriller and only rarely gets. Was it predictable and exaggerated at times? Yes. Did it take turns and twists I never saw coming? Also yes. This is not your run-of-the-mill thriller and I said ‘holy shit’ out loud at least four times while reading. 

It’s good that I picked it up on my day off because once the story got going I couldn’t put it down. Honestly, I’m going to check out every single book by Steve Cavanagh from now on.

Okay a short résumé on the actual story: 
There’s a guy killing women in New York but something happens when he tries to kill Ruth Galmer. It leaves a lasting mark on her and her husband Scott and shit hits the fan afterwards pretty soon.

Then there’s Amanda who looses her little daughter to a pedophile’s assault. Her husband kills himself because he was watching their daughter and turned around for just a few seconds. The perpetrator is a rich lawyer’s son and somehow gets out of any repercussions. Understandably, Amanda wants to kill said guy badly. With a restraining order to her name she meets a woman in a support group for parents who lost their children. That woman has got the idea to switch murders like in Hitchcock’s film noir Strangers on a Train (based on the book by Patricia Highsmith).

Then there are the New York detectives Farrow and Hernandez who investigate all the crimes of the above mentioned people.

You need to read for yourself how all of this is connected and seriously, even as a versed thriller reader you will be surprised by some of the things happening here. 

I’ll take a quarter star off from full marks because I found a few happenstances too convenient and thought Farrow could have made the connection sooner as obsessed as he was with his cases. But please don’t get me wrong: I had the best of times with this thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Murder, and Sexual assault

maxalotl_xl's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, Pedophilia, and Murder