Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

3 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this mystery novella.  While I had a pretty good idea of who the murderer was, there was enough doubt that it kept me interested until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Gore, Stalking, Child death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

lauren_reads_outside's review

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? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed the book as a quick Christmas thriller read, but I guessed the twist pretty early on because of the character descriptions and also didn't think the podcaster added anything to the book. The romance add in was also blah.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Rape, Transphobia, Torture, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Confinement

markedwithanm's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence