Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

333 reviews

lostintheplot's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious fast-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: Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy

bookstwokathryn's review

3.0

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

avaa_reads's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My mom had this book sitting in our house and suggested it to me a few times before I eventually caved; definitely worth it. I predicted a lot of the plot pretty early on in the book however I was 100% on the edge of my seat throughout the entire story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy

bookishchaos's review

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I read this in one day! Very well written. Not super "mysterious" considering I guessed what was going on pretty early on, but I still had to know what had happened. I was partially right but there's several shocking twists. The ending was sad though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking, Murder

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

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This was an interesting story, and I didn't predict a part of the climax.  I definitely thought the storytelling was stronger in the The Family Upstairs series, but this one was fine. The whole

hamster

thing was weird though and kind of felt like a detail added later to increase ~weirdness~.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol

tori2629's review

3.75

dark emotional 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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You think you know exactly what's going to happen from the summary. Then, just 50 or so pages in, you are SURE you know what's happened, and you will think "Wow, is this just the most predictable book ever???" But, then, when things are finally revealed, you realize, "Hm. Well, this went in a different direction than I expected!" I do feel like it being obvious what happens to Ellie, and how she connects to Floyd and Poppy, was kind of the whole point. The story isn't a mystery about "what happened to Ellie." It's about her Mum, Laurel finally putting the pieces of her life together and moving on afterwards.  

Overall, I liked the book. It got a little slow in the middle, and I didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable, not even Laurel or Poppy, really, but the plot was compelling enough that I wanted to see what happened, and how things wind up in the end. I was pleasantly surprised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, Pregnancy

rochelleisreading's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy

wayamom8's review against another edition

4.5

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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

kailey222's review

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy

sadiaa's review against another edition

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I've tried twice to read this book but I didnt feel invested in the story and kept putting it down, almost got into a reading slump. Got 20% into the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment