Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

5 reviews

katiebesty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Interesting plot with lots of twists and turns. You think you’ve figured it out from the beginning but turns out there are more twists. 
The plot is good but the characters are not likeable at all and the writing style is a little cringe. 
Overall a quick and easy read that is engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism

dblue236's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I thought I had this all figured out by a third of the way through it and fancied myself the smartest person alive... only to turn out to be almost entirely wrong. I'm holding on to the tiny shred of dignity I have left because I was kind of in the ballpark. This author hasn't disappointed me yet, and while her books aren't necessarily rampant with realism, I enjoy the hell out of them and always look forward to starting a new one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

livlovread's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Murder

abbyweber's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

This was so fast to listen to on audiobook. This book, I think, would have been more successful as a third person, because there is a difference between an unreliable narrator and a liar. Fair warning, almost no one in this book is likable, but I think that’s the point. The writing was meh, the story wasn’t terrible, but could have been better if it had been written a bit better. It’s like two different people wrote the beginning and the end and the person who wrote the end didn’t read the beginning. Overall, I would say this was a fine 2.5-3 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

hudsononaux's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Vomit, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual violence