Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

True Crime Story by Joseph Knox

7 reviews

shanice93'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Drug abuse

sparetimebibliophile's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was an interesting read. I liked the setup of the book, which is interview style and compiled of multiple people’s perspectives. There’s also a bunch of mystery underlying the story because you see emails between the author and the writer that add present day depth. I wasn’t a fan of the ending - I felt it came out of nowhere and was very abrupt. I wanted the reveal to be deconstructed more and get more of the motive behind everything. It seemed like a very throw-away ending, almost like we got to the big reveal and didn’t know what to do to tie it up. 

Overall, this was very interesting and I had s good time with it, but it won’t be a book that I really think about afterward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

ishouldreadthat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This book totally blew my mind. Clever, addicting, and filled with unreilable narrators (my favourite), it's told in a sequence of interviews and mixed media. It kept me guessing until the very end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Sexual assault

lesemaresi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

Loved it. Loved the concept of the book and how it was written/ how the author incorporated himself into the book. Felt like a true crime documentary. I was an Easy and fast read. I couldn’t stop ready because there were So many turns of event but that also made it  a bit exhausting/confusing and hard to keep up with everything.

Unsure about the conclusion/ending… and how reliable the author really is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual content, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Drug use, Drug abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, and Violence

rodders's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

A genuinely beautiful book. I couldn't put it down, reading 100+ pages a day (over double what I'd normally do). The mystery sucks you in but then the characters and their growth keep you hooked. Could not recommend this more highly

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual assault

jesssmither's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I decided to read this as I enjoy the interview format when I'm in a bit of a reading rut, Daisy Jones & the Six kickstarted a lot of reading for me last year. This was an easy to read story and I liked the premise. It wasn't bad by any means I just felt the characters were a bit caricature-y and all of the women in the story except the shallow character were 'troubled women' who's actions were often motivated by men or were victims of men. I know this is a reality for many women but it was not explored in any sort of nuanced way. I don't usually read books written by men and felt I was very aware of this fact. I liked hearing from Evelyn the 'author' during the progression of the book but the ending felt abrupt and the insertion of Joseph Knox as a character was unwelcome.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

zukythebookbum's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent