Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

350 reviews

rilvil's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking

_pauline's review against another edition

4.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

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I couldn’t put it down even though it was pretty predictable & had no shocking twists

I really wanted Ellie to somehow survive but I know it wouldn’t have made sense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Murder

kzarate's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy

kinsportch's review

2.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

ara_beg's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was sooo fast paced and fun to read, and I REALLY wanted it to be a 5 star read, but in the end it did disappoint a bit. I wish there was more of a plot twist. Personally, I figured out the storyline just by reading the back of the book even before starting to actually read it. I was really wishing that there would be more to it, but in the end there wasn’t anything shocking revealed. The only twist I didn’t see coming was

that Hanna was seeing Theo

, and that wasn’t one bit significant to the storyline whatsoever, actually just a bit confusing why the author put that in there. There were some similar details in the book that just didn’t bear any significance and were a bit unnecessary. 

I feel like the writing was very good and I couldn’t put it down, was really intrigued. But it wasn’t a psychological thriller to me, more just like a devastating story about

a child being kidnapped and abused

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage

hhanock's review

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Stalking, Murder

trisjt's review

3.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy

taelorfiller's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death

miamcd30's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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I loved this book. Ive not read many mystery/ thriller books before so perhaps I need to get more into them. I loved the characters and the plot and the ending. I was feeling everything the characters were and My emotions were up and down. I loved how the book shows the reality of a loss of a family member and how it can sometimes break a family apart rather than bringing them closer together. I loved the deep feelings that Laurel was showing and how it made me feel. What happened to Ellie was destroying and shocking and left me feeling twists in my stomach. I love when a book can make me feel the emotions of the characters. I am glad poppy had her happy ending and that she wasn't left in the sidelines. Ive read many books that contain multiple perspectives but I've never read one with this many. I didn't know if i liked it or disliked it at first but now I realise it had me knowing the characters more and understanding their different opinions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

jesmardru's review

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment