Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Brez nje by Lisa Jewell

90 reviews

soumya248's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

The starting of the book was rather difficult to comprehend and follow but as the book went on it becomes extremely captivating, addicting and pulls you into the story like a finely woven web.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

hewbear13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Depression and sex. This book disturbed me by all the sex I went into it not knowing. It kept me intrigued but it also made me feel depressed because the whole thing was unsettling. Check trigger warnings there is a lot. There is also a decent amount of romance. I predicted it when I read it but I thought it would be Floyd’s sperm. Overall 3.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ahranapiza's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

cloudwalkerbooks's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

heer_pluisje's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? N/A

3.75

I listened to the audiobook. It was less tense than None of This Is True, rather medium-paced and not too predictable. I liked the speaker as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

shannontaylorcole's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, and Pregnancy

arthurbuttons's review against another edition

So this book is beautifully written. The character of Ellie is delightful and the rest of Ellie's family is alright but flawed. I found it really really really difficult though. 

So Ellie is missing child. As it turns out she was kidnapped by her (female if it matters) maths tutor and kept in a basement. I didn't get a lot further than that but I think Ellie must have a child and then Ellie's mum, Laurel ends up in a relationship with the father of the child. I do feel bad for not persevering because obviously people suffer end are victims of crime so me feeling uncomfortable isn't that big a deal but the description of Ellie being locked up in the basement was too much for me.  I know it's not real but the idea that the poor child ending up having the baby, then I'm sure she was living in the basement while the baby was in the house. Ellie also returns to her home address at one point? And turns up dead in a woodland. It's incredibly dark and heartbreaking.

As I say the book is beautifully written, the characters are really deep and multi layered - like the characters are awesome - but it's far too dark for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

keepingtabss's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

An easy read, quick to get through. Saw the lot twist coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

gracey26's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

vazquezm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Dementia, and Stalking