Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Good Lie by A.R. Torre

26 reviews

melmertsis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Sexual violence, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Abortion, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

“While there are some moral saints out there who have never wished ill on anyone, twenty percent of human beings have weighed the pros and cons of killing someone at some point in their lives.”

Six Dead Teens. A Serial Killer On The Loose.

Dr. Moore is an expert on killers but when she meets Robert Gavin, the father of BH Killers 6th victim, she starts to question herself. He’s very alluring but he’s hiding something from her and she just can’t put her finger on it. Robert hires Dr. Moore and together they look into the mind of the BH Killer, but it’s not who’s being accused did she miss something what is the 7th victim hiding since he escaped? So many twists and hidden secrets in this psychological thriller it was keep you reading until the last page.

This is my second book by A.R. Torre and I’m definitely in love with the style of writing! I love a good book that keeps me guessing until the end. I highly recommend this book to my fellow thriller lovers! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

collinsd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

Fast-paced with an intriguing concept I can't say I enjoyed this book but  it was written well enough that I was able to finish it within a day. I didn't necessarily hate Gwen's character but her thought process was very frustrating

especially concerning John and Brooke Abbott she claims that she was concerned about Brooke but not enough to discuss it with the police or even Meredith or another co-worker to see if it flagged anything

.  Additionally Robert's characterisation was very off-putting and his pov could've been written better and added more characterisation rather than just have him being hot, broody and secretive

for example focusing more on his own investigations or his feelings towards his son it didnt really seem like he was grieving Gabe, also it really annoyed me that he knew about the Abbotts role in it all and just fucked around with Gwen  to enact some petty grudge and then she just forgives him even though he's a massive red flag and slept with her TWICE trying to get information he already knew??  Also they just throw around the fact that his wife died from a gunshot wound and leave it at that??

.  The ending felt very rushed and the reveal fell flat.

Additionally I wish the author didn't make it seem as if Scott was obstructing justice when in fact he was a victim of kidnapping, physical, pyschological and sexual abuse. He was manipulated by Brooke into lying about Randall Thompson's involvement.

All in all not a bad read but could've been better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia and Toxic relationship

emmagrace012's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Good story that kept me interested; not super predictable but a little. Had a few good twists. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Self harm, and Abortion

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

thehireader's review against another edition

3.5

I actually enjoyed this quite a bit and would’ve liked it a lot more had I felt that the ending wrapped things up nicely. I felt there were still things left unexplained and some plot holes left unfilled. I was also very frustrated by some of the main character’s behavior, although I did otherwise find her to be really interesting and well-rounded. Overall, this was an entertaining thriller that I would’ve liked more had it been able to stick the landing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape