Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

67 reviews

queenbutts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty

catpawhs's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

sophiaanne5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.0

Though I enjoyed the last part of the book, overall it was too far-fetched and predictable. I’ve seen in many reviews that readers “figured it out” less than halfway through the book and the same happened for me, after that it was mainly the curiosity of HOW that kept me going. The writing was great and the author knows how to write compelling characters, the plot just wasn’t there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death

nataliakolozsvari's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Loved this book! The plot was immensely interesting, a real page-turner. Prepare for sadness, though; it has really dark themes, not an easily digestable book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, and Infertility

findingmontauk1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Holy chalupas! I finished my first book of the year and its 5 stars and MORE!  I am definitely addicted to Lisa Jewell after just this one book.  The plot was wild and addicting, the characters each had quirks and histories to unravel, the twists were jaw dropping, it kept my heart racing to know more, and I may or may not have cried more than once in those final few chapters.  A few times I just felt sick... sick of the situation, sick for the mother, sick for everyone and everything.  I just... felt everything while reading it!  Seriously,  THIS BOOK! I can't! I CANNOT! Sooo.... obviously I'm recommending it 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

baileymcdonald's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Mental illness

kfalls's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship