Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

76 reviews

forthelove's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

Whew this was a book! The book has two stories running in tandem, one in the past and one present. Rachel is our main character and has created a popular podcast. She is covering a rape trial in a small coastal town and is mysteriously approached by another woman to help solve her sisters murder. The story has lots of twists and turns and there really aren’t that many plot gaps. The ending was well paced and didn’t leave you scratching your head. I will definitely read more by this author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

irisfromthevillage's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

2.0

I didn’t connect with Rachel and found her character to not be really fleshed out. What originally attracted me to the book was the element of the podcast, but this didn’t feel distinct enough in voice to make it feel like a mixed media experience. The podcast chapters were very short and frequently overlapped too much with info we already knew. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Rape

erinryanreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Murder

rachelsbookishlife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gaslighting

Also: Slut shaming Story revolves around rape trial and can be very triggering/disturbing.

milojean_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

mayeeta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

• 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? No

4.0

wow this hurt me so bad 
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Kidnapping

missblissreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

sara824's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Mental illness

jelliclecax's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent