Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

13 reviews

allymegl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a bit slow in the beginning when we were getting to know the McAlpines, but I did enjoy it overall. We had to learn about them to understand the family dynamics and see who could have killed Mercy. I never figured it out. My mind kept changing on who could have done it. Once we get Faith up there, thiis book started to get better. We get the detective work and Sara's findings. The end had me shocked and grossed out. I feel bad for the suspect. They were a victim as well. Mercy was trying to turn her life around and her family just could not let her go. I enjoyed Will and Sara's relationship still during all of this. They were here for their honeymoon and of course they happen upon a murder. I never really suspected the other guests that had been up there. I enjoyed this snippet of a detective show on Hulu with a little dog that one enjoyed watching and that hinted at the Will Trent show. It is on Hulu and the little dog is Betty! I thought that was a fun Easter Egg. 

Spoilers below:

Jon had stabbed Mercy, his own mother, in a fit of rage. He was being groomed and abused by Bitty. Bitty had manipulated Jon so badly. She had done the same to Dave too. Initially, Dave looked good for the murder since he had been grooming and abusing Mercy, but then we get the phone calls. Dave tried to say he did it in the end to protect Jon. Mercy also had thought she killed her friend, Gabbie, but it was really Cecil who abused Gabbie then sent them out in a car to make it look like Mercy was driving under influences and this possibly killed Gabbie and caused Mercy's facial scar. All of Mercy's family sucks besides Fishtopher and Delilah. Well they are somewhat redeemable. Delilah really truly wanted what was best for Jon at that time and tried to do best for Mercy. She was the only one to really care in the end, especially with visiting Jon at the institution. Fishtopher had unknowingly been slowly poisoning Chuck ever since he caught Chuck on top of Mercy. So that's why Chuck died. They were making and selling their own liquor, which is illegal. Almost poisoned one of the guests. I am not entirely sure what happened to Bitty. Did they ever find out Bitty was the one who manipulated Jon and was abusing him? In the last chapter, it says "she committed suicide" but I'm not sure if that is in regards to Dave's birth mother or to Bitty. I am glad it seems like they all are getting the consequences they deserve. I hope Delilah can help turn Jon around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

revoli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

katyrose18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

kate1820's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

milica_ann_0708's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

nellbie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lisettemarie's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

himpersonal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

I already am salivating for the next book! Really well done, as usual, even though I found this a bit unnecessarily complicated. I love the relationship between Sarah and Will, Will and Amanda, and Will and Faith. These are some of the best developed in today’s writing and what makes these books so good for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

morebksplz's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I've read all the Grant County & Will Trent books--and this one, by far, was the hardest to get through, with so many traumatic experiences, betrayal on top of betrayal, awful people. The final twist just piled on. 

An amazing Faith & Amanda, Will & Sara, and some solid side characters made this story somewhat lighter. Will works through more of his childhood. 

But the McAlpine family legacy,  foreshadowed with the origin story of the lodge, was so incredibly dark that the overall outcome is very heavy with not many likeable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy