Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

158 reviews

mlthomas234's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book absolutely devastated me, in a way I was not expecting or prepared for. First, it’s an excellent thriller from start to finish. The storytelling is layered, the characters are complex (not to mention deeply flawed), and the emotional pull only gets stronger as you move through the story, up to the very last words. 

Other things I liked: the differences in narrative voice are very well done. Though the story begins to shape up fairly early (in the first third) I was still fully engaged throughout the rest, as answers only opened up more interesting  questions. The writing itself was also very lyrical and nice. Read this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

raynaaskiverr's review

5.0

dark 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

esmith526's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

emmalizzz's review

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder

irenemarie's review against another edition

4.75

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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 Ooof. Though the foreshadowing leads you directly through the plot, the writing, the character development, it keeps you turning those pages. I thought I would rate it lower because of the predictability, but when I felt my eyes water towards the final part, I knew it touched me too much to not rate it close to perfect. Look forward to investigating Lisa Jewell's other works. Her fantastic delivery has me hooked. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment

trycerabel's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

kkrose97's review

4.5

mysterious medium-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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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy

jennaxbakos's review against another edition

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cancer

placebogirl's review

4.0

dark mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide

gewaechshausgeist's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death