Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Girls by Lisa Jewell

29 reviews

ariel_marie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

It’s been awhile since I’ve read a suspense/thriller, let alone Lisa Jewell. I’ve always loved this author but this story was not one of my favorites. The characters were well developed but the excitement/thrill of the story was quite low. I did really enjoy all the background information provided on the characters and how it allowed for multiple people to be side-eyed. I enjoyed the ending - which is all I will say otherwise I will spoil it. If you’re going to check out Lisa Jewell, don’t start with this book! This story does not do her justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

fransbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

shannonc8299's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

emory's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Felt more like a 250 page set up for the

'it was the poor neglected sociopathic child all along!'

plot twist than an actual story that someone wanted to tell or that anyone wanted to hear. The whole subplot about the husband also just annoyed the hell out of me for so many reasons. Weird ending and an even weirder takeaway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Ableism

Minor: Pedophilia

seren_edwards's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

extraggie's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

keirahelena_'s review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Child abuse, and Violence

claireisagrisha's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

Rating: 3.5/5

Let me start by saying, I read this with my cousin in a book club and I was super busy the last couple of months. So maybe if I had more free time to read and get into the book, then I would've liked this book more.

The mom's name was Clare and I'm Claire, so that was fun. That was where the similarities between us end though.

Check out a drawing of what I think the garden looks like on my Bookstagram! (@claireisagrisha)

The book was overall good.

The ending was meh - I still have questions. And also, if I was Adele, I would've turned in Tyler (I get that she was a kid, but maybe she needs a therapist to talk through her issues.) and divorced Leo (he was overly pushy about his kindness to me).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual assault

teaofleaves's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

gemin1reader's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

2.75

Definitely not my favourite book by Lisa Jewell. The second half - ‘after’ the crime was much pacier and better than the first half. But I didn’t find myself invested in the characters and there were some loose ends that didn’t quite feel resolved for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual assault