Reviews tagging 'Blood'

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

16 reviews

madelynowil's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Absolutely chilling, incredible stuff. Recommend to anyone who enjoys thrillers/mysteries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

nrogers_1030's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, and Confinement

alphabetseeds's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This one took me by total surprise. I felt uneasy, waiting for the shoe to drop, for the first half of the book. The isolation and total dependency reminded me of the atmosphere of 10 Cloverfield Lane. 

Drew's story took a bit to suck me in, but once he got his friends involved to go sleuthing, I was on board.

I listened to the audiobook, and both narrators did a great job. Can recommend this format for sure. 

As others have said, don't look up anything. I thought I had it all figured out, but I was not ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief and Violence

Minor: Confinement and Blood

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Violence

greatexpectations77's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

I loved this book so MUCH. It's rare that I feel such love and tenderness for male characters, but Max and Drew just stole my heart. I cried so much at the last few scenes lol I thought it was a really smart depiction of trauma and grief and kind of the community mob mentality of being totally for or totally against you. Drew was so steadfast in his search, and Max was such a helpful himbo, and it was just so great. Cannot WAIT to see more from Ms. Lally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Stalking

nemonobody11's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Major spoilers!!!



To begin with, I must say that I was able to predict one of the plot twists early on. Specifically, I surmised that the man responsible for kidnapping and murdering young girls was doing so in an attempt to find a "replacement" for his deceased daughter. However, I was uncertain of how the author would incorporate the fate of his daughter into the story - whether she had passed away tragically or fallen ill and he was seeking out girls who resembled her. It took me some time to realize that the perspective of Madison, one of the protagonists, was not that of Lola, but rather of another girl who had been taken captive. I believe the author skillfully executed the plot twist and built up to the final reveal quite effectively. All in all, I found this story to be quite enjoyable and would be interested in reading more from Megan in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Stalking, and Mental illness

k8lynn's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

unexpected twists, uneasy suspense that makes you wanna keep going, and an ending that doesn't *quite* disappoint. 

minus .5 stars for a tacky start, but once it got to about chapter 5 or so, i was hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Gaslighting

rcarr14's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Body horror, Child death, and Death

Minor: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gore

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Blood

speterson47's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This one is a pretty action packed ride. We have the perspective of a girl that has woken up on the side of a road injured, unable to remember who she is. Also the perspective of a boy that has been accused by those in his town of killing his girlfriend that has been missing. Back and forth between the two characters as we try to unravel both characters stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, and Violence