Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

15 reviews

momocandy74's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

As a Philadelphia native, I loved all the name dropping of Philly landmarks (KOP, K&A, Franklin Institute, Mummer's Parade, Center City, the El, Academy of Music, Broad Street, the Ave, and probably more that I'm missing). I was surprised that the author isn't actually from here, and she clearly did her research with the locals. Especially when it comes to the culture around catholic schools and public schools, especially in the North/Northeast. 

However....I didn't love it. The ending was a little anti-climactic and

as happy as I was to learn that Kacey was safe and getting clean, her having been hiding away at their father's this entire time just felt so aggravating to me. After all that, she was in Delaware the entire time. And the reveal of who the killer was? I wish we had spent more time with him, making his guilt as the man killing these girls in the neighborhood have a little more weight, his reveal left me a little confused at first because i had honestly forgotten about him.

Overall though, a very well researched story taking place in Kensington and you can tell from every page that a lot of care was given to staying true to the locals and trying to tell the story from the point of a view of a local as best as possible, and I think she succeeded. Wasn't a huge fan of the overall plot (mostly just the ending), but I have to give credit for a great Philadelphia setting. 3.5! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

leah_mm_'s review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Police brutality

brookey8888's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was very good, but a hard read. The subject matter is dark and the implications are dark as well. That being said it’s so important to read about this. I do have to say the writing style of this is so odd and took me a while to get into. I think if this was written differently it could have been a five star and maybe more emotional. As for the thriller/mystery aspect it really wasn’t the main plot( and I found it predictable), but I still enjoyed it and that it was underlying. I really enjoyed learning more about the sister relationship and the family dynamics. I do have to say I didn’t love the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Classism, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Grief, and Trafficking

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

shainabriley's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

betsygrace's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

I actually think this book is a great depiction of the reality of today’s opioid crisis. The plot had enough twists to keep me entertained and enough resolution by the time it ended, so I liked it quite a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Medical content, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Stalking, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ncm5228's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

It started out slow and I thought I wouldn’t like it, but then it got much better and I was hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

taraabyte's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Violence, Murder, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

madeleinebay's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ekmook's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Sexism, Drug use, Death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment