Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

26 reviews

juanat77's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Infidelity

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

josie2k's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Addiction

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