Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

348 reviews

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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readreadruby's review

3.0
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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sydneycelam's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated

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b00ks_caf3's review

4.25
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Really good plot - Lisa Jewell does her usual with slow reveals and creating more questions as you read but it didn’t have a big twist in the end. 

If I had to compare between “None of this is true” and “The Family Upstairs,” “None of this is true” would be my #1, with “Then She was Gone” ranking 3rd. With all the information given, I was hoping for something bigger - some characters and their actions were questionable - now knowing they were red herrings but I feel as if one could’ve held true?

Some sad moments throughout from a mothers perspective (and the child harmed of course), but in the end, I think the characters involved got what they deserved.

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pc_reader_sg's review

3.0
dark mysterious sad tense medium-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: Yes

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dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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sarahmcollette's review

4.0
emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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