Reviews tagging 'Death'

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson

13 reviews

deshanejt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Car accident, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Lesbophobia

oracleofoaks's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Car accident, and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Death, Bullying, and Body horror

kstericker's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Death, Violence, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

dfrancis's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

cstelling's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Death

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

I think I might have liked this book better not as an audiobook. It was long, and very tense, and relentless. The adversary is such an over the top creepy psychopath that she felt unbelievable. 
Excellent descriptions of scuba diving. <Spoiler>there is an absolutely terrifying underwater rescue scene during which I chewed off a fingernail. If confined spaces underwater, diving accidents, or psychopaths make you nervous, maybe try another one of her books. <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

lunastringer's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, and Eating disorder

yvamwill's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Rape

lomesia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Grief

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a decent read, but I found it didn’t grip me. I do have to stay though, that while it seemed like it was going to be similar to a lot of books I’d read in the past, there was enough different that it really engaged me. However, I found that despite so much happening, it often felt like nothing was happening. A lot of time was spent focused on Amy binge-eating, rather than moving the plot forward.

There were also a lot of characters introduced who wound up playing no role whatsoever, or only very tiny ones. I think this book could have been a bit cleaner, and it would have helped a lot.

However, there were some unique elements for sure. In my list of “weird careers that female thriller protagonists have that you would struggle to pay your bills with in real life” scuba diving instructor has not come up yet! I honestly really liked that element. I’m tired of all these thriller protagonists who are bloggers/cupcake artists/gallery curators, so Amy being a scuba instructor (and that actually playing a role in the plot) was cool. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Death

Moderate: Car accident