Reviews tagging 'Incest'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

78 reviews

ella_christina's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

torque_wench's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Incest, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder and Violence

leahka89's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

tabitha_thorns's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Excellent thriller, only thing keeping it from 5 stars is that the pacing got weird in the last third. But this kept me on my toes and I really enjoyed the twisting truths throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia

soefeeah'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was probably one of the easiest books I have read in a long time. It felt very “The Wife Between Us” for a good chunk of time. I enjoyed the little flash forwards along the story because it kept me engaged when I felt like I wanted to jump ahead. The end was a surprise but not as twisty as everyone lead me to believe it was going to be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Fast easy read good for beginner thriller seekers

migalu23'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

3.5

This was a cleverly told thriller, excellent pacing and the narrative structure was perfect for audiobook... but I found some of the characterisations extremely troubling.

I couldn't get past the framing of a paedophile as an unwitting victim, and the author seemed to let this character off the hook in the effort to convince the reader that the main antagonist was an evil sociopath. Similarly, the open ending was an interesting twist but it came at the cost of hinting towards harmful stereotypes about people with cognitive disabilities. And that's not to mention the portrayal of addiction...

Overall, a frustrating read/listen but admittedly one I had to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Toxic friendship, and Violence

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

mar10flo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

Listen to the audiobook. This is such a well done audiobook that makes the story so compelling and gripping. Couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest and Rape

hch528's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Minor: Pedophilia and Incest

littleereads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Incest, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder