Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Den nat hun forsvandt by Lisa Jewell

71 reviews

_readrateandrepeat's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The epilogue! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping

Minor: Toxic friendship

ekmook's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

jodine's review against another edition

2.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Lisa Jewell is known for her thrillers, and I’ve read nine of her books so generally I enjoy her writing.  This novel is set in England and the main storyline centers on a young couple that goes missing when they are out for a date, leaving their infant at home with a grandmother.  The two timelines are the time of the disappearance and about a year later, as a woman who recently moved to the area begins to piece together the clues.  It’s a mysterious, slow build (416 pages) with an ending that explains any open questions.   

 

I flew through this long book in two days so it’s fair to call it a ‘page-turner’; however, the characters weren’t very deep, and the story primarily relied on the mystery.  If that’s what you’re looking for, then I suspect you’ll enjoy this book.  Personally, I prefer a thriller that weaves in complex character development so this was just so-so for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault

holsphilo's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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This book could have benefitted from another round of editing, but was overall quite a gripping mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

lilifane's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loved the first 80% of the book. It was surprising and more emotional than I thought. But the ending was a little weaker and dragged on a little too much. It was very satisfying, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

paisleypetty's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Homophobia

tamara_joy's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness

Minor: Lesbophobia

julienicole1106's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

sleeson's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My first 4 star review by Lisa. I haven’t really been wowed or entertained from any of her previous books. Yet with this audiobook, I was eager to listen to the whole story. It does have a lot of sexual content ( partners intertwining with one another and indecisive orientation. Almost a grooming feeling to it. ) There is moderate profanity. 
I was not expecting the story to reveal itself the way it did. This was a creative storyline. 
The ending was really fulfilling. Every character getting what was coming to them. Waiting on The Family Upstairs II to be released to give Jewell one last go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder