Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

4 reviews

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

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

amalauna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

You might see the end coming for awhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

corinamefford's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i usually predict the plot twist pretty easily with books i read…but this one??? i did NOT see that plot twist coming. i was gripped from the second i started listening to the audiobook. it was fast pace and kept me hooked the whole time. it’s a sad story, and there’s a lot of empathy to be felt throughout the whole thing. but wow!! what a well written, thrilling, fascinating book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry