Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

94 reviews

jebowman123's review

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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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Just amazing. The way my heart would just lurch, even when I knew where the book was going. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking

addi8's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

suetruong's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Yes

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This was so good. So many twists and turns. The story is about a girl who disappears and the impact it has on her mother. 10 years later, she meets a man named Floyd and they start dating. Soon after, she meets his daughter Poppy who looks almost identical to her missing daughter and the story unravels the mystery of what actually happened to her. Gives me The Lovely Bones vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

aldenp's review against another edition

4.5

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: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage

elleringer's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship

the_savannahhumphrey's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

anigoose's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Surprised to find Laurel rather an engaging character. Didn't know Lisa Jewell could write one, tbh!! 

This served its precise purpose of being the thriller distraction I needed, hence my rating.  Helen Duff was an excellent narrator. It was exactly what I needed.

Pretty shit way to use your main Irish character - legit no reason for her to be Irish, other than being a British author with implicit biases. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief

rebriley95's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

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Quick easy read, found it to be enjoyable but very predictable. I found Poppy's character to not be very believable but otherwise it was a good book.  Finished it in a day

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship

emilysbooklife's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

michahbella's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence