Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

280 reviews

nnz1's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide

Minor: Animal death

susie77's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious 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 really enjoyed this book, it was well written with deep insights into what was going on in the heads of the different characters at various points throughout the story. There was just enough detail without it being too much and I was kept interested until the end. The story depicted really well how the main character developed as a person through all that she had suffered. All the loose ends were neatly tied up at the end of the story and something good came out of something bad. However, whilst the story was interesting, there weren't any exciting aspects to the story which stand out.

This is the first book I've read by the author Lisa Jewell, and I would like to explore other books she's written.  Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

unboxedjack's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief

baysriddles's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ahhh this was such an interesting book! So suspenseful and captivating. The story is so mysterious and heart-wrenching, and the characters are fascinating. I really didn’t know if I was going to like this one since it’s out of my comfort zone— but it was amazing! The only “complaint” I have is that sometimes details were over explained, and I think the book could’ve been 20 pages less just by taking out over-descriptiveness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Pregnancy

readwithsuzanna's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Animal death

brinoverbooked's review against another edition

1.5

sad tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide

rachelsbusyreading's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Stalking

criminallyconcise's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was thrilled to win this read in a giveaway.  Beautifully written with multi-layered characters.  A little predictable, but an enjoyable, quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

emmacjmeyer's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Kidnapping

gm_vak's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief