Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

15 reviews

raychel's review against another edition

Could not handle the graphic abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Confinement, and Torture

All of the graphic abuse was already happening in chapter 2. I could not handle going any further.

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

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

First thing I will say, fantastic foreshadowing. How terrifying, slowly figuring out who did it, small clues clicking into place as you read on, what amazing delivery. The characters were well written and realistic, everything was so vivid. It wasn't as scary as I expected coming into it but I still really enjoyed it. I really recommend this, but be wary of the triggers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Torture, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Cursing, Excrement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia and Drug use

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

kerrygetsliterary's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit