Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

8 reviews

onceuponherbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Fun read but a bit long. It had a lot of twists - some you’d see coming and others not so much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

spray10101's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

atansents's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

libraryghost's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

novelsally's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.25

Well I didn't guess the ending!  I'm not sure if I ended up liking how everything came together but I did like the heist bits.  Some of the reasoning and choice making were questionable, I'm not sure if I'd agree that 16-17 year old's are that inconsistent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

velkeyta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Karen M. McManus NEVER misses, I was so invested.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

lea3141's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Murder

arireadsitall's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.0

I am a huge Karen M McManus fan and this one was just as captivating as her others! Multiple pov centered around a heist with a whole lot of family drama. This one is close to 400 pages but I sped through it. I will say this one felt darker and more violent than her others (big dv warning) but these characters are so compelling and you really want to root for them 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder