Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

30 reviews

kjm_x's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Confinement, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Suicide

mblanke's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Medical content, Infidelity, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

morganperks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Blood, Violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Murder, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

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

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Self harm

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Vomit, Excrement, Stalking, and Suicide

katiescott's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

bookwillows's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

The ending is good and has a good twist but it is very hard to read or listen to in the beginning. The writing is short and choppy and lacks complexity. It’s was an elementary style like “see dick. See dick run. See dick run outside at night” it is not a book that I would read again, but the twist was good. I just wish the writing was different!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jmeslener's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence