Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

21 reviews

jaimeeleigh_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I always enjoy a book with multiple perspectives and the progression of the plot was good. The resolution feels a little anticlimactic.

once Roan was shown to be having an affair it was suspicious and then we find out about Harrison and it’s obvious it was going to be a combination

The last chapter had a little shock but other than that I didn’t find it a real page turner with any twists and turns but I also read a lot of crime genre books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Homophobia

cole_louise's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

soleilnigro's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Death of parent

leebeeloves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Vomit

mothercoconuts's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death of parent

wulfwyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I kept turning pages with this one! It kept me guessing, too. Some characters I liked, others not so much. This book deals with things some might find triggering. Mental health, infidelity, sexual abuse, (both child and adult), parental abandonment and parental death. Just a slew of things because people are messy. We make bad choices and decisions. There are bad people who chose to hurt others. A few characters are either therapist or are/were in therapy. I thought it gave me a lot to think about and explore, (disclosure: I have experienced some of the issues in the story). I will be suggesting it to friends who enjoy psychology and thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Alcohol

t_higgsreviews's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

5 Stars
CAWPILE = 9.04

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, and Vomit

imzadi481's review against another edition

2.0

I did not really enjoy this book. I didn't hate it, it was actually well written. But the story fell flat for me. I never connected to it, I kept waiting for something, anything, to happen. It was a quick read, but I was glad when it was over so that I could move on.

Please note that there are a TON of trigger warnings you might need to look up.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Stalking

tripscurlies's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I surprisingly liked this book a lot. It took me a moment to get into the characters' heads, but I eventually found that I couldn't put the book down and had to stop reading it before bed because my heart would race. At times, I wondered if people actual thought the way the characters did, but I eventually put that away for the plot. I particularly enjoyed Saffyre's arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

renee_reads_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Invisible Girl weaves together the stories of Saffyre Maddox, a teen girl with a troubled past; Owen Pick, a socially awkward loner; and the Fours family. Roan Fours is a psychologist who has treated Saffyre in the past. Son Josh meets her in the neighborhood. Wife Cate thought he was having an affair with Saffyre a year ago. 

When Saffyre goes missing amidst a string of sexual attacks in the neighborhood, everyone looks at Owen Pick because he's the neighborhood creep. But Cate starts to think that it might be someone else. Someone much closer. 

I liked the book and found it engaging, but it did seem at times that it was trying a little too hard to touch on different hot social topics. There was the gender disparity (The Fourses were okay with letting their son walk around by himself even though he'd been mugged, but they were worried about their daughter walking around alone). There was women's work (Cate stays at home to do freelance work and take care of the house even though she had a career that she loved, but barely does it anymore while Roan works). There's a tie-in to incels because the neighbor is lonely and finds that community (that one seemed a bit forced, in my opinion, and it was blown up in the synopsis a lot more than it actually ended up being). There's a missing girl. A potential affair. A potential sexual predator. Sometimes it seemed like it was just ticking off a check list, but not to the point where I found it offputting or felt like I didn't want to keep reading. The end didn't feel that smooth to me, but that could just be my tastes and preferences. 

Overall, an engaging read if you're in the mood for a thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual assault