Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

45 reviews

dr_ruby13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

I finished this book in two days. "What Lies in the Woods" is one part murder mystery and one part friendship, and just how far we are willing to go to keep one a secret.  And while a little slow at first, it ramps up, leaving you out of breath from all the twists and turns! However, it's more than a "who done it?" but also a story of survival and what it means to be honest with yourself and others. 

I will say that the audio version was great for the women characters but all the men sounded the same, which only got confusing when two male characters where conversing with one another. However, I'm not judging, because I only know how to do like 2 voices. I just want to let listeners to know so they can take that into account. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Self harm

nicolle12423's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

dfriend12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Just the kind of dark and twisty I didn’t know I needed. Saw a few of the plot twists coming and some I knew there was something more but wasn’t sure how they were connected until the reveal at the end. 

Again with the amnesia with this one. Not mad about it though. And with the podcaster sidekick. Enjoyed this one more than the last though. Had no idea what I was getting myself into with this story. Literally just looked for available mystery/thrillers in Libby and 🎉 tada!🎉 

Will definitely be checking out the authors other books. 🤞🏻I feel the same way about the others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

bbayless96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

“That’s the thing about trust, isn’t it?” Ethan says. “You gather all the evidence you can, use your brain, weigh character and past actions. But the final inch of it— that’s faith. Trust means believing in someone. It’s not just a conclusion. It’s a choice.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

ucancallmejayyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Cursing

ehamlett's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

oobergoober's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

I had to take a break from romantasy and had been wanting to dive into mysteries. This had been in my library for some time, and I'm glad I finally got started! This book was well written and flows great plus the twists and turns at the end had me mind blown! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm

latasharm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

This is the type of thriller that I live for. The one that sneaks up on you in ways other than the ones that you are expecting. I was pretty close guessing where this story was going to go but never could I have ever guessed the way that we got there or the precise ending. Kate Alice Marshall has a gift and a curse. She goes dark and it gets deep. This one left me absolutely gutted. I would love to see this book play out as a limited series on Netflix or Prime. The right cast could do wonders with the characters penned and circumstances paged here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

ktb97's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

mhh831666's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

idk if it's really a 5 star thriller or if I'm just emotional because I'm 4 days sober from those fun life ruining opiates but either way, I can't think of any way to improve this one so I suppose it's a 5 star 🤷🏼‍♀️. plus it's beautifully written and the characters are so real you can taste them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment