Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

178 reviews

acas29's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault

baileyridgway's review

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

wackzo's review

3.75

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder

Minor: Stalking

literarydeejay's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault

sidneypbooks's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious sad fast-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 death, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

meluelmil's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Really, really enjoyed this book. It was hard to put down, but I also kept stopping to write my thoughts and theories so I could look back on them and see if I was on the right track. I LOVE that the story was well concluded and the loose ends were all tied. AND IT ALL MADE SENSE! There were lots of surprises and scenes that made me gasp out loud without a lazy explanation (read: “it was mental illness” or “it was all a dream” or “it was all a coincidence”). Great story, great execution, great epilogue!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abandonment

nataliehansen's review

2.5

dark mysterious sad

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Wow. I feel just awful sadness and horror after reading this book. It was horrific. I wasn’t aware of all the triggers going into this book, so reader beware. It was so heavy and dark, that’s all I can think about. Please check triggers before reading, I wish I did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy

lorenaslibrary's review

3.0

dark fast-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

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 2023 book club read #1

quick notes:
- this woman writes some very twisted books lol
- easy to guess where the story was gonna go
- again, really messed up

Spoiler: it reminded me of the movie Don't Breathe (2016)

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault

laruru's review

3.75

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: Yes

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I enjoyed this thriller and liked that the plot twist is somewhat hinted at in the beginning, but you read the entire book hoping your predictions are wrong, the book is pretty dark and twisted. It was a little slow in the beginning, basically an extended version of the blurb - Laurel meeting Floyd and his daughter who looks exactly like Ellie. But the story picks up around part three and things get interesting. I liked the change of POVs, each one gave a different vibe to the story. Overall, a quick and easy read, would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking

leonleoff's review

3.25

dark 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: No

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I finished this book in one sitting. It was very good, albeit predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy