Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

177 reviews

clara_017's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I think I’m obsessed with Lisa Jewells books. This is the third book written by her that I’ve read. 

I give this book 4.75 Stars. It was an amazing story. Somewhat bizarre but brilliant. The characters are beautifully described and the book is so well written, I couldn’t stop reading. The only reason I didn’t give this book 5 stars is that some parts of the plot where predictable, but I didn’t mind because there where still a lot of unpredictable twists and I didn’t expect the ending at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Terminal illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

sarahbryant717's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Is there such a thing as a true coincidence or is life a series of carefully planned events? 

Ellie Mack seemed to have the perfect life. She was the apple of her mom Laurie’s eye. Smart and beautiful, Ellie had the entire world ahead of her. Then one day, shortly before her school exams, she disappeared. The police chalked Ellie’s disappearance up as a runaway teenager, but Laurie knew her daughter and she knew that Ellie wouldn’t have just ran away without a word to anyone. 

Years later, a chance encounter at a coffee shop causes Laurie to meet Floyd, a single father of two daughters. After years of heartache, Laurie is finally open to the idea of love and embraces the idea of being a mother figure to Floyd’s younger daughter, Poppy, a precocious preteen girl whose own mother abandoned her years before. Laurie’s vision of a perfect blended family is shattered when she meets Poppy, who looks just like Ellie. This meeting causes Laurie to wonder if meeting Floyd and Poppy was a coincidence or is there a sinister connection to Ellie’s disappearance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

cathryn_h_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Kidnapping

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

eilidhsusie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

someone is unwillingly impregnated; thoughts of a what could be seen as a psychopath; very disturbing thoughts and actions

meganjoy16's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Pregnancy

baileyridgway'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

wackzo's review against another edition

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

Minor: Stalking

mbattiest's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Fairly predictable twist, as I had a feeling I knew what was going on about a third of the way into the book. Still entertaining enough that I couldn’t put it down, and finished in about 24 hours.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent

xbookishlibra's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

This book was an insane roller coaster. Like… Wow. 

Honestly though? I was right about a lot of it which is something I both love and hate. Since I was right, there wasn’t a whole lot of plot twists for me? But it was a good book nonetheless and a very good thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical trauma