Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

92 reviews

alexgieske's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

joisaddler's review

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking

sassyshark's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

booksandmo's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol

ekmook's review against another edition

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

rinahamon's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

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

cortnereads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Wild. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

maddie79's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent

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