Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

24 reviews

juanat77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Blood, Gun violence, Abortion, Addiction, Murder, Physical abuse, and Drug use

madelynowil's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident

manda_lee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Child abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

howlinglibraries's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 I simply assume at this point that anything KAM writes will be a hit with me. I loved this. I'll be honest and admit that the synopsis wasn't the most compelling thing for me and I basically only picked it up because I love KAM's writing so much that I was willing to try it out and hope for the best, but this was phenomenal. I was so invested in the history between these sisters and stayed on the edge of my seat until the very end!

I suspected the culprit from fairly early on in the story, but it didn't feel predictable as it was more of a gut feeling than anything, and even with my suspicions, I still fell for one big red herring hard — enough so that, when the reveal happened, I was somehow surprised despite having guessed it so early on. 😂 That might have made more sense in my head than it does on paper, but it's true!

I really enjoyed the different POVs of all three sisters, but JJ was definitely my favorite. I just loved her perspective, and some of the reveals about her past broke my heart! 10/10 would root for these women again.

I read a final copy borrowed from the library, but for the sake of disclosure, I was also given an early review copy. All thoughts are honest and my own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Violence, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

shiboigal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Plot twist after plot twist after plot twist. Whenever I thought I figured it out, I was proven wrong. Slow enough pace that I didn't feel the need to finish it in one sitting, but quick enough that it kept me interested

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Gun violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Car accident, Vomit, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death, and Domestic abuse

erinvasut's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Car accident, Gun violence, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

ashleyaselin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

nbaker83's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I saw another review that summed this up pretty well… no one can know, not even the reader when this book is over! I love a good psychological thriller, but this one fell pretty flat for me. I was intrigued in the beginning, but figured out who did it for pretty early on. The middle dragged on and the ending was so convoluted and anti-climactic in my opinion. So, upon further reflection, maybe this is more of a 2.5 for me than a 3…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

aileron's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Animal death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Suicide, Cancer, Abandonment, and Terminal illness