Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

52 reviews

weasley1912's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

in spite of the title being "none of this is true" i was still shocked when the "truth" came out. I think the last chapter was meant to sort of make you wonder maybe she was telling the truth but i dont think so. I definitely did not believe a word of what she said at the end. Wow what a trip though. Super dark. Like an episode of SVU or Snapped but cranked all the way up. I wouldnt say i "liked" this book but it was extremely captivating. People keep saying "the twist" but I didn't really feel like there was one. I was suspicious of Josie very early on so finding out shes crazy wasnt a shock. It was more of a question of okay how crazy is she.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

aharper's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

kelceyq's review against another edition

dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Stalking, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, and Child abuse

toy_masterpiece's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

I don't know if I loved this entry in this genre. The style and structure was to die for but it was too up in the air and it never came down.

❗️Major Spoilers❗️

I wanted Josie to get caught. Then the truth was revealed in a hazy epilogue?

A good ride but I don't know if I'll be reading more thriller mysteries soon. It was a thrill though.

I would give it a lower score but I might just not like this genre so I bumped it up lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Child death, Murder, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death

akshade's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infidelity, Death, Addiction, Cursing, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

danigraham's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Incest, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

tenstef's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.75

wow - so this was a ride. I think I needed something like this to just get me cruising through reading. I enjoyed the trip this book took me on. 

I was both excited and disappointed by the ending. I do agree with others that just shifting the blame on Jodie while inherently the relationship she had with Walter was fucked up. But, I do think the author leaves clues that while yes, Jodie is truly fucked up she did somewhat mean well?? Maybe I'm crazy and I'm believing her too much but what if Roxie actually did kill Brooke??? I also do think she hated Nathan but I do believe she did not mean to kill him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Alcohol, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

aliireads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

Good book! It keeps you reading bc you want to know what is true and what isn’t. It is very disturbing and creepy/unsettling as Josie shares her story and as Alix learns the truth. Kind of disappointed that Josie is never found/caught. But the book ends well! It’s interesting how the story moves along between how it actually unfolded. , recording the podcast and the Netflix show. It is a dark book with some very violent and disturbing scenes, some parts are kind of underdeveloped (like Brooke and Roxy or Erin and Roxy), but the story moves along well. I would recommend this one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Rape

ciaravirk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Child abuse

bethanyf22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse