Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

76 reviews

fatirna's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.75

This book was so fun, I think there were things in the end that I didn’t exactly love as it felt a bit too Hollywood ending for me. But I will say the main character was so fun and also men are trash.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

donnaroja's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

c0smic_mistak3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Silent Patient mixed with The Maidens  mixed with The Punisher a bit.... if those characters were written by women, for women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

laurrelise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Blood and Stalking

lucylou's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book caught me by surprise! I picked it up on a whim solely based on the title and jacket description, and it took me on a ride I couldn't get off once I read the first page. The two narrators of the book, Scarlett and Carly, intersect in ways I could't have imagined, making me audibly gasp when it is revealed. This is the best and biggest twist, but there are more that left me on the edge of my seat, waiting for all the pieces to come together.

The ending was far happier than I expected, but I actually enjoyed it and wished to spend more time with the remaining characters.

 
Fargo is a new author to me, and I can't wait to read more of her work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

cheye13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

The first half felt a bit slow, but then a switch flipped and I sped through the rest. Everything after that point was predictable, but in the best way. Knowing where the story was going didn't undermine the tension at all, but increased the need to know how it got there. Absolutely stellar, need more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Rape, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

As a benchmark, there is a mild secondhand description of a past rape in the first chapter, and the description never really gets more graphic than that.

sinnabeanz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Gaslighting

sunsetcity's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

mlindsay27's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

booksthatburn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

THEY NEVER LEARN is a sapphic serial killer thriller about women getting control and taking revenge. 

The narrators alternate between an English professor getting ready for her yearly kill and a freshman who plans revenge after her friend is assaulted. Carly and Scarlett feel distinct at the start of the book and their chapters are very easy to tell apart. Early on I liked Carly better but by the end I was rooting for Scarlett and I'm very happy with how things turned out. If you liked (or wanted to like) DEXTER but wished it were sapphic, check this out. 

There's enough detail to make it very clear what the various perpetrators/murder victims did that got them on Scarlett's radar or drew Carly's ire, but without glorifying sexual violence or giving graphic details of abuse. Refer to the CWs for more information. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Rape