Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

199 reviews

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

bunchofbeereads's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: No

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I flew through this, it was impossible to put down. I saw too much hype around it though, and I guessed the major twist, so it lost a star due to that.

A great thriller with excellent characters. Highly entertaining, and I recommend it if you like the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Murder

Minor: Gore

lacyloveslit's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

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

sophiaanne5's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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: Yes

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Though I enjoyed the last part of the book, overall it was too far-fetched and predictable. I’ve seen in many reviews that readers “figured it out” less than halfway through the book and the same happened for me, after that it was mainly the curiosity of HOW that kept me going. The writing was great and the author knows how to write compelling characters, the plot just wasn’t there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Animal death

nataliakolozsvari's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Loved this book! The plot was immensely interesting, a real page-turner. Prepare for sadness, though; it has really dark themes, not an easily digestable book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Grief

kaylafallon's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, 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

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