Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

When I Was You by Amber Garza

8 reviews

gneumann's review

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

ngl i did not enjoy this as much as i wanted to :/ dramatic in all the wrong ways, neither main character was lovable (which can work, if done correctly), and good god i hate second person pov. my toxic trait is being unable to put down a book, even if it’s terrible, and so here i am. it wasn’t… Terrible. just. not good?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Death of parent

a tw for chapter 30 - it opens with a fakeout death of an infant. the child does not die and is not hurt; it was in the narrator’s head. it is quite alarming for a second.

mrsmishler's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence and Gun violence

diannasbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

I was sucked into the story from the very start. I went into the book blind, as I do with most of my books. I really felt like I was there. The author did an incredible job! I was on the edge of my seat and reading it very fast! I was trying to guess from the start what was going on. I can’t wait to read more from Amber Garza!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

hspitzley22's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence and Gun violence

eaeaster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug use, and Infidelity

mothercoconuts's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

What a fun ride!! Even though Kelly is clearly an unreliable narrator, I found myself rooting for her. After the first “twist” I was disappointed, but then things looked up again! 
When

she drops Sullivan I actually screamed out loud and then when I saw it was just her daydream….wow lol that definitely got me because I wouldn’t put it past a woman in her state to actually go through with it

I was quite satisfied with the ending too. The overall plot is pretty used up, but it’s one of my favorites, so I don’t mind! “I want what you have” is definitely a fav thriller trope for me, and I’ll always enjoy the ride :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

motherelectricity's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

liseyp's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Thank you to Pigeonhole for the opportunity to read this. Unfortunately a disappointing ending totally spoiled what was otherwise a reasonably gripping thriller. In the attempt to raise the tension we strayed outwith believability and into cheap narrative tricks that had me groaning in frustration that the author had chosen to go there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Child death