Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

One by One by Ruth Ware

6 reviews

starsnotshadows's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Loved the suspense and I was falling for every red herring! I think I like a few other Ruth Ware novels better, so I ranked this one a smidgen lower just to reflect that. 

I just think the scenes following the Big Reveal felt a bit awkward and didn't really pull the ending together how I was expecting. Still great for the mystery and suspense though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Death, and Gore

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

saliwali's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Bullying, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Classism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

morganperks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Murder, Blood, Death, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Confinement, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Drug use

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, and Suicide

closelywatchedfilms's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

readerette's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Definitely felt I was being bashed over the head with the details as the plot unfolded. If you're not interested in software development or startups this may not be the book for you, as a great deal of the book goes into the app this group of people support and the politics around it. I did not enjoy the "hints" that got dropped about who the killer ended up being; it was very obvious. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Cursing

lisasf2f04's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence