Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

4 reviews

nisquah's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Excrement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Abortion, and Cancer

hellokatya's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

i would really rate this book a 4.99 — purely because i wish there would’ve been more done with the car chase / lawsuit BUT:
i absolutely loved this book. while at times i got confused and mixed up with the multiple timelines, it really kept me engaged and wanting more! one of those books that you keep allowing yourself “one more chapter” to. i stayed up way too late devouring it and needing more. will most definitely be looking into more of her books and will absolutely peer pressure every reader i know to pick this one up. please read it.
the characters were far from flat, they truly came to life and jumped off the pages. 
the pacing was executed perfectly.
the quality of the book itself was so nice and comfortable. 
READ THIS BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Cancer

mapscitiesandsongs's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed this thriller. The first chapter was just phenomenal and it kept getting better and better. In the end things started to not make sense.

How did the physician that made the autopsy miss such obvious signs? A normal person could have seen that the death of a certain person didn't happen that way. And don't get me started on the issue with the police officer. You mean to tell me that there is only one person entrusted with an extremely important document for a high profile case? I call BS.

So in that regard the book gets 2 stars for me. The fact that I still rated that book 3.5 stars is only because of my entertainment. I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn't put the book down. All throughout my reading journey I kept wondering who did it and what exactly happened. I certainly didn't see it coming, which is mainly because the ending is just too far fetched. So, if you want a thriller with a coherent plot that actually makes sense and doesn't spiral out of control, this is not for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Misogyny, and Cancer

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Car accident, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Stalking, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit