Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

57 reviews

hillbechill's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

blueyogi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Pregnancy

dizpig's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Medical content, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Bullying and Gaslighting

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Too much pregnancy, not enough mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Violence, Stalking, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

bex4dayz's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

leannanecdote's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Classism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder

bulbasaurcowboy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Definitely full of twists and turns. A really good whodunit thriller that has a great medium pace throughout. Full of complex characters who come from different class backgrounds to meet at Oxford. The main character is a newcomer to the area and through her roommate blends into this new group full of historh and secrets that lead to tragic consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

misskatz's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

I would have rated this much higher at the beginning. I thought it was going to be 4 or 5 stars but it got quite repetitive and the reasons for the main character’s actions became more and more unbelievable, especially for a pregnant woman. Enjoyed the book as an easy read and a page turner but I don’t think it’s going to stick in my mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Stalking

Minor: Violence

seashellsforshelley's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

It’s just really slow and the story is not really compelling until the main climax. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment

karaplum's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent