Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Girls by Lisa Jewell

17 reviews

a_alves00's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Sexual content

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Bullying, Self harm, Alcohol, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

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

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicide

hkburke2's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I loved the map and the setting - very atmospheric and cozy. I did not like the way the characters were described (a child could see another child's green eyes from across a backyard/garden?), and it seemed like big issues were not handled through to completion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Murder, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Vomit, Rape, Drug use, and Suicide

placebogirl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny