Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

70 reviews

haveyseentis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.25

I didn’t really like it. This book is creepy for the sake of being creepy and doesn’t really say much. Some people are into that but what I seek in horror is the psychological component of it and the things that were the heart of what make this book horror did not feel well developed enough for me to constitute a story that was believable. A lot of what is discussed made me sick to my stomach but that was it.I felt very removed from the trauma of it all and the way the story was delivered with multiple points of view felt distracting. I preferred one particular point of view and all the rest took me right out of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Torture

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical trauma, Confinement, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Look I’m not going to lie this was such a slow start and I didn’t care and thought about DNFing because I was so bored, but it did get more interesting and I actually cried doubting the ending, but that might be because of my PMS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Pregnancy, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Suicide, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

mlthomas234's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book absolutely devastated me, in a way I was not expecting or prepared for. First, it’s an excellent thriller from start to finish. The storytelling is layered, the characters are complex (not to mention deeply flawed), and the emotional pull only gets stronger as you move through the story, up to the very last words. 

Other things I liked: the differences in narrative voice are very well done. Though the story begins to shape up fairly early (in the first third) I was still fully engaged throughout the rest, as answers only opened up more interesting  questions. The writing itself was also very lyrical and nice. Read this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, Violence, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

tea_t's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Predictable, but gripping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Child death, Sexual assault, and Violence

esmith526's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Murder, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

alexgieske's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infertility, Gaslighting, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Violence, Rape, Child abuse, and Animal death

sassyshark's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Stalking, Child abuse, Violence, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide, Ableism, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

aldenp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death and Miscarriage

ekmook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Stalking, and Pregnancy