Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

290 reviews

anne_reader's review

mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Violence, Vomit, and Physical abuse

hyperashley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

Moderate: Car accident

lilbookowl's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

ejaworski's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Grief, Bullying, and Death

during birthing scene doctor uses forceps to get baby out, causes brain damage and swelling.

unassumingdork's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Easily one of my all time favorite books. I genuinely could not put this one down. I couldn’t stop thinking about this book, desperate to get back to it any moment I couldn’t read. I can’t believe I let this sit on my shelf for so long. As soon as I finished it I gave my paperback to a friend and bought myself a hardcover to keep on my shelf. I also bought the hardcover of Mary Kubica’s most recent release “Just The Nicest Couple” and I cannot wait to start reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Medical content and Sexual content

deshanejt's review against another edition

Too many characters.
Too much time-jumping without clarification.
Too much fluffy details that aren't pertinent to the story at all.

Started out strong, but too hard to follow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

sammymilfort's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship, Ableism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Abortion

becks444's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

kaylaboevers's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Kidnapping, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexism, and Suicide

brennahbrown's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Infidelity, Car accident, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder