Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

6 reviews

naereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Stalking, Child death, Death, Dementia, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

readliketay's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A book hasn’t made me cry in a long time, especially a thriller. This book reminded me of how I felt finishing “Pretty Girls”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, and Stalking

Minor: Death, Drug use, and Child death

pookiee's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Pedophilia

lindavs22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Child death, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Infertility, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Dementia, and Drug use

lilias's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a thoroughly engaging thriller that touched on ridiculous a few times but not so much that it made me roll my eyes... too much. Instead, I had a great time reading it. I very much liked the story told from different perspectives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Drug use, Dementia, Death of parent, Death, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

tojtwl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm giving the book five stars because of how it was written, how it kept me on the edge of my seat and awake all night, reading on and on just to find what happened next. I'm not giving it five stars because I liked the characters—

they were toxic and stressful, and I cannot imagine living life the way they do. Then again, desperation drives you to do insane things...not that that's supposed to be an excuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship