Reviews tagging 'Violence'

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware

25 reviews

justgraceanne's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

Love Island and the Bachelor in Paradise meet And Then There Were None and Lost

honestly, it was a blast! as the other reviews say, this book isn't without its problems, but it's an escape. i was hooked and had a great time throughout, even if the twists weren't super twisty.

i was looking for a book with thrills and chills, and this book had them! 

if you're looking for something to get you out of a reading slump, this just might be it!

cw: discussion of abusive relationships, death, grooming, relationship abuse on-page, death, sexism, misogyny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Violence

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Suicide

dblue236's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Getting a copy of Ruth Ware's newest book is always one of the things I look forward to most, and this one was well worth the wait. With the exception of The Turn of the Key, which remains one of my favorite books of all time, this one may be my favorite of hers to date. It wasn't as much of a challenge to figure out where things were going, but the ride more than made up for that and even though I wasn't all that shocked by the ending, it was still really entertaining. The story played out like a movie in my mind as I was reading, and that's a gift that not a lot of authors possess. I cannot recommend this author highly enough and if you're looking to read one of her books for the first time, this one is a great place to start!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Violence, Blood, Gore, Murder, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

enzopudge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

pambo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

astoldbykv's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Physical abuse

meridith_bex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

juanat77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Vomit, Bullying, Gore, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Violence

timetotalkbeauty's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

pierrereads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Blood