Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Brez nje by Lisa Jewell

16 reviews

sprinumter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is more than just a 4.5 star review! The read was dark, mysterious, emotional, and thrilling- however there were many points where the story was very predictable (hence the 4.5 not 5) as in I knew what the next plot twist was going to be.  Regardless, it is one of the most interesting stories I’ve read in a while and very much enjoyed how fast paced and easily digestible the content was.  Poppy is my favorite character of them all and I enjoyed the multiple viewpoints from the various characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

haveyseentis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I didn’t really like it. This book is creepy for the sake of being creepy and doesn’t really say much. Some people are into that but what I seek in horror is the psychological component of it and the things that were the heart of what make this book horror did not feel well developed enough for me to constitute a story that was believable. A lot of what is discussed made me sick to my stomach but that was it.I felt very removed from the trauma of it all and the way the story was delivered with multiple points of view felt distracting. I preferred one particular point of view and all the rest took me right out of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Torture

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

brittthebull93's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

joisaddler's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Stalking

anigoose's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

Surprised to find Laurel rather an engaging character. Didn't know Lisa Jewell could write one, tbh!! 

This served its precise purpose of being the thriller distraction I needed, hence my rating.  Helen Duff was an excellent narrator. It was exactly what I needed.

Pretty shit way to use your main Irish character - legit no reason for her to be Irish, other than being a British author with implicit biases. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

sophiamoneva's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I didn’t read the back when I started this and I should have because boy was that a heavy novel, definitely should not have been reading it at 14 but whatever. Very heavy, very true crime, honestly felt like a real case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Sexual harassment