Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Good Lie by A.R. Torre

6 reviews

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Suicide

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A must read for true crime lovers, there’s references to real serial killers. It was a quick read for me since the chapters were short and almost always ended on a cliff hanger. I almost had the mystery solved, but couldn’t completely get the pieces to fit together to solve it before finishing the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Suicide, Self harm, Animal death, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Infidelity

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

jusreadz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

debosmitathereader's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy

captainolyareads's review

dark tense medium-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

3.0

True story: I have a hard time suspending my disbelief when it comes to murder mysteries and thrillers but the reason I tried (and stayed with) The Good Lie is because I enjoyed Every Last Secret and ultimately, I flew through it. That said, the novel was simply not very good. The writing is filled with the minutia of Dr. Moore's day-to-day. You never get the sense that she is in immediate danger either so there are no real stakes, not even at the end. In addition to her day-to-day, there is a lot of repetition, namely "I can't believe I'm working on the BH killer profile and letting everything slide" and "I should review his case files but I don't have the time." Multiple conversations on "what did I know and why didn't I report it?" Dr. Gwen Moore is a terrible psychiatrist, which is only strengthened by some of her clueless actions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy