Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

18 reviews

notlikethebeer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such a fun and quick read! I really enjoyed the epistolary form, especially combined with the sections between Charlotte and Femi where they're reviewing the evidence in what feels like real time. And setting it in a small town drama club was a stroke of British genius tbh. There's no doubt that I'll be reading more from Janice Hallett!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

lollymac's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Colonisation, Vomit, and Sexual violence

mclairemcc's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Sexual violence

gracenicole912's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

So engaging and unique. Great format for a crime/mystery book. Haven’t read anything like it. Idk how I feel about the ending, and I wish there was more legal analysis, but that’s just me. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence and War

So unique and engaging. Great format for a mystery/crime book. Like nothing I’ve read before. Idk how I feel about the ending, and I wish there was more legal analysis (but that’s just me).

hward's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, War, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

helena_chris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Amazing book and super cleverly written. It's almost like one of those murder mystery game boxes. However: there are some major content warnings beyond the murder mystery part, including suicide, chronic illness, child death, and sexual assault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual violence

gabi_tron's review against another edition

challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ncoletti's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Addiction, and Blood

Minor: War and Sexual violence

lampbee's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual violence

alywise's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

I really like when books feel like nothing has happened, and then all of the sudden a bombshell drops and you realize stuff has been happening the whole time! This felt like… like Liane Moriarty meets Agatha Christie. I was left with some loose ends (who the actual f was Jackie Marsh? Did she ever get her passport back?), but mostly felt like the author gave appropriate closure and answers, without spoon feeding it to the reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Murder, Violence, Vomit, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Abandonment, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse