Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

81 reviews

sporadicallybookish's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse

skunze's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

throwback682's review

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Suicide

kristinebennett's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Grief

Minor: Suicide

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, and Addiction

karly_ackley's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Self harm, and Alcohol

tairameadowcroft's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement and Murder

hannanni41'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The biggest twist is barely even forecasted, so it makes very little sense. The POV character sucks and I think the author seriously misunderstood how to write a good unreliable narrator. However, it was still a pretty decent read that I didn't have to think too hard about. Just go with the flow on this one and read if you're in the mood for an entertaining popcorn thriller

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Confinement

ishtar_n's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A fun read and palate cleanser between denser reads. Dramatic rich people doing dramatic rich people things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

sampolitano's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Giving it 1.5 stars because I could at least finish it, but I was making fun of it the entire last half. This is like 2 or 3 books in one. The ending felt like LOTR: Return of the King...in that there were so many of them! Not worth the read unless you have nothing better to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement and Sexual harassment