Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

242 reviews

bandralynn's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I love a good mystery, and this was a good one. There were good twists and turns. I kept thinking I was picking up on what really happened, and in some ways, I did, but in other ways, I was still surprised. 

I really felt for Laurel, Paul, and their family. I can only imagine what it would feel like to have a child go missing, for them to just be gone for ten years without any sense of closure. I liked seeing Laurel dealing with her grief in what felt like a natural way. It wasn't pretty or pleasant or healthy in a lot of ways, but grieving rarely is.

I thought Jewell did a good job of building a general sense of unease around Floyd and Poppy. It just didn't feel right, and I enjoyed discovering why.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault

agkaw's review

2.5

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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very predictable, no plot twists, no investigation

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Stalking

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Suicide

alibeanxela's review

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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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Interesting storyline but becomes somewhat predictable by the middle of the book. Not exactly a suspense read. But still a decent enough read. Not bad but not extraordinary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

kt314's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy

ivories's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious 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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This book tells of a mother who has not gotten over the death of her teenage daughter and after 10 years she meets a child who looks just like her missing daughter. There are multiple POVs. I wish each chapter started with the name of the character that was speaking. I'm not a huge fan of romance novels and this book spent a lot of time developing a relationship.  The ending felt rush and predictable. It was entertaining read and I finished in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking

vazquezm's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Dementia, Stalking

paperkindle's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping

Minor: Stalking

alexisdavis528's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book has a great mystery to it and it definitely keeps you intrigued. It is a slow burn and the main character is incredibly dull in the beginning. Overall I'm glad I stuck through the first few dry chapters, because it ended up being an extraordinary story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Physical abuse, Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

miarae's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-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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I liked the writing and the plot a lot, though I'm more fond of a thriller where you don't find out who the culprit is until quite late on. I liked the twist with Floyd, though I always disliked him as a character. Lisa Jewell is great at creating tension and suspense and I look forward to reading more of her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment

taylormoore's review

4.0

emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content