Reviews tagging 'Rape'

This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher

4 reviews

rosietoesies's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Murder, Car accident, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

carbinara's review against another edition

reflective tense fast-paced

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

1.5

The plot was fine and I quite liked it, but I hated how the characters were written. Well, mostly; I liked Brett, Juniper, and Gavin.

However, I found Ruby to be a bit of a mary-sue and her character totally changed after we find out she’s planned this (although I did sorta prefer her after). Also, Shane was the weirdest manic pixie dream boy character, and the whole slow dancing w Ruby on first meeting was just odd. Parker was too one dimensional as a villain. That being said, I liked the narration from him. </spoilers>

Plot wise, it was fast paced, which is always appreciated and I found myself shocked with some of the reveals

(mostly just that Juniper was sorta innocent)

Overall, a fun read but lacked well-written characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Child abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Rape

thebookishnerd_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

 This book read to me like an episode of Pretty Little Liars. Only, not as thrilling. All of the characters were unlikeable and flawed. I don't have anything against unlikeable main characters, but it came to the point where they had little to no redeeming qualities. One small thing that irritated me throughout the book, was the constant use of dolls and fire metaphors. Even in the first few chapters, you couldn't go a page without reading about dolls. A plot point that I found unlikely was how Parker was so easily manipulated (and the reveal that he was behind it was quite jarring). If parker is as manipulative and controlling as the book wants us to believe, then he shouldn't have been so willing to put his classmates in danger without realising that he would be in danger. I also felt that Brett's romantic interest in him was forced. Another thing that I wasn't a fan of was the last 50-100 pages. There were so many twists that it made the ending confusing to me. How Ruby was involved with it, and Parker tried to kill her even though he murdered a guy for her. But then Ruby killed him and then almost killed herself but Juniper walked near the fire and everything was alright. Also, it took forever for the police to arrive at the scene but when they did arrive they didn't go to the scene of the crime and allowed Juniper and Ruby to have a long deep discussion. When they did finally finish their conversation and joined Gavin who was with the police, none of them was questioned. The police didn't speak to them at all, even though they were the only witnesses. One final thing that didn't seem right about this book, was that it was so easy to climb into each other's houses without being seen. Even as six-year-olds they could magically climb up the side of a house to get to their friend's window. Overall, this book wasn't for me. I will give it credit and say that it was a fast read, but I don't recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape, Death, Violence, and Grief

maferencak'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved the story. It was compelling, mysterious, and even though I sensed very early on of who was the person behind it all, it still kept me on my toes until the end. The characters are very morally qustionable and my feelings toward some of them are, well, complicated. I love them, I understand them yet I don’t quite condone them. The only thing that kind of struck me as a tad too exaggerated were some of the relationships and the conversations. I know they had to be as strong for the story to make sense, but it didn’t stop me from cringing at some parts.

Seriously, the conversations between Shane and Ruby made me want to barf at times.

I did, however, like the way the book touched certain triggering topics.

But seriously, Ruby, get help. Like, professional one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment