Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

47 reviews

carlyguari's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The full cast audio is done very very well. I don’t listen to a ton of psychological thrillers as they relate a little too closely to my profession. However, I loved the format presented in the book, a “podumentary.” I’m not sure how I feel about the title as I felt like the title gave away that like, duh someone is lying and probably it’s who you think it is. I guessed a handful of the twists but the very end does leave you asking questions and still wondering about what parts of the character’s story are “true” or not.

I recommend this audiobook to anyone that loves a true crime podcast or documentary. I even convinced my partner to listen to it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Kidnapping and Pandemic/Epidemic

lindseybkoehler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent and Rape

brooklynbaylis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book is absolutely wild! There were some turns that you kinda expected just for it to be turned upside down! I actually had chills and anxiety when reading the final chapters. Unreliability of narraters was amazing and there is always an unsettling lingering feeling. Such a good read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

virgcole398's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Pedophilia and Alcoholism

beckybeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow. Hard to put down, even though not much truly happens in the first half. A really cool format, having some chapters be described as the documentary script. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Incest

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Death, Torture, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Alcohol, and Blood

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought this book was fantastic. The use of interesting but unreliable characters has you hooked the entire way through. As you slowly start to figure out what is happening, putting the pieces together to solve the mystery of the main character, you realize that everyone is lying. Not just her. 

The ONLY thing I didn’t like was the fact that they tried to make a literal PEDOPHILE a victim in this book. No thanks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Addiction, Abandonment, Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

bishesta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Stalking

nevar's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Murder, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Medical content, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Emotional abuse

lindyloo2's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

vicnewp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A true rollercoaster from the beginning - an unreliable narrator who pulls at the heartstrings until they’re pulled just enough where the mirage starts to unravel. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, and Adult/minor relationship