Reviews tagging 'Death'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

274 reviews

sprinumter's review

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is more than just a 4.5 star review! The read was dark, mysterious, emotional, and thrilling- however there were many points where the story was very predictable (hence the 4.5 not 5) as in I knew what the next plot twist was going to be.  Regardless, it is one of the most interesting stories I’ve read in a while and very much enjoyed how fast paced and easily digestible the content was.  Poppy is my favorite character of them all and I enjoyed the multiple viewpoints from the various characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

_youfloweryoufeast_'s review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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4 ⭐️ 
 
Genre: Thriller 
Age group : Adult
POV : First person & third person & multiple POV
Characters: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️
Writing: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Thrill factor: 3/5 ⭐️

• Please check TWs & CWs
• mature language, kidnapping, drugging, torture, starvation, chile abuse, forced pregnancy, violence, murder, death, loss of a loved one, gore, suicide, guns
• HEA (as happy is it could get after a horribly heartbreaking traumatising event)

“To anyone who finds this note [it begins], my name is Ellie Mack.

I am seventeen. None of them must feel bad about what happened to me because I am brave and I am brilliant and I am strong.

Yours sincerely,
Ellie Mack”


Let me start by saying this was quite great. I will say that it’s extremely triggering and would advice everyone to search up thorough trigger warnings before venturing into this book. It was a good thriller and the way the story unfolded to readers before it did to characters in the book was good. I’m assuming it’s a deliberate play of the author’s. I liked it. The author references the kidnapping of Colleen Stan but this reminded me of the Fritzl case. Truly horrifying.


Then She Was Gone is the heartbreaking story of a family dealing with grief, the devastating story of a mother who lost her golden child, the terrifying story of how sick lengths some individuals will go to appease themselves and a keep someone tied to them, the story of a mentally bothered man who was nothing but a child to hold on to and the dark secrets he buries, ultimately it’s a story of gore, grief and the audacity. (I mean this in the meanest way possible, sick sick Noelle,SICK SICK Floyd)

Overall, I recommend. If you’re looking for a great thriller, give this one a try. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder

rebeccawalter's review

3.75

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder

amberjackonski's review

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death, Suicide

abbs15norm's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Grief, Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

albie95's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I did finish the book in less than a day, which I feel is some testament to the book itself - the pace was good for me, enough sort of mystery and intrigue to keep it going. I sort of predicted the ending but not fully; I wasn’t disappointed with it at all. Overall it was not literary genius but I found it an easy read that had me asking questions. The characters were not loveable but in some senses I appreciated this - they were flawed, and a lot of the thoughts Laurel had were very human and I liked that she wasn’t painted to be a perfect mother. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder

marleykiewiet's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicide

brittthebull93's review

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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: No

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Death of parent

wackly93's review

4.25

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content

selenat's review

4.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 A really good thriller that had me hoping things would work out for Ellie and that she would find a way out. I enjoyed the multiple POVs and the alternating timelines. Will be seeking out more from Lisa Jewell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape