Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

5 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The MC thinking she was a silly girl over and over was a little annoying for me. And I found it a bit repetitive. But the end popped it up a quarter-point for me. I thought the plotting was well-done, but the writing wasn't as strong. Also, how was the MC so dumb about

what you can eat as a pregnant person??

I also have a big pet peeve where a fact is in the book that I can google and it seems like the author did not. If the MC ate something at, let's say, 6 pm at the latest, (how much later than like 5 pm would a realtor be meeting for a showing?), then the food would be fully digested by about 9:30 am the next morning. She couldn't throw that up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content and Drug abuse

tokki_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

romcomsaremyjam's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Bullying, and Death

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I was so freakin convinced I knew who the bad guy was and I was SO wrong! What a wild ride. I loved the short chapters, it made the book fly by and as usual the mystery aspect was on point. Definitely a good thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Animal death, Death of parent, Gore, Stalking, Vomit, Classism, Death, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, Blood, and Violence

christinesreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Stalking, Vomit, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy