Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

19 reviews

beckywhewhe's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Grief

bg_okeyo's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

The book was fast-paced, however, it had nothing to look forward to. The plot was pretty mid 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

haleybre's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicide, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Grief, Bullying, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

allena_inwonderland's review

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

annagerman's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

Mostly disappointed.
This wasn't bad per se. More like very average. The writing was OK, not cringey but also not particularly engaging. 
The teenaged characters were the most interesting and relatable. The grown-ups were either very dumb and annoying, or simply oblivious. 
The plot was very predictable, and I didn't like that most of the "twist" relyed on pure chance.
Also I didn't really appreciate how the themes of mental health, neurodivergence and domestic abuse/violence were handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, and Vomit

butilikeit's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

brynhayes's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcohol, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Suicide

kimveach's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Even with figuring out "who dun it," I still raced through this thriller.  I tried listening to this on audio, but with characters named Jenna and Joey, I couldn't follow it.  It was much easier to read in print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Child death, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Bullying

dejathor28's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

I enjoyed the different storylines, it helped keep the story interesting. I started this novel at the beginning of the year and could not get past the first few pages and shelved it. Last month, I decided to give the book another chance and I’m glad I did. The book was pretty predictable at times but it wasn’t unbearable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Death of parent, Infidelity, Stalking, Blood, and Bullying