Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

8 reviews

yelloweyedbeta's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I am starting at notes and I cannot help but laugh at myself and how much I wanted it to be a queer thriller with a happy ending. I couldn’t put the book down. It wasn’t my first story of Lisa but it might be my favourite so far. Also: bi, pan, queer people exist.

“She’s a strong woman. A gay woman. A mother. A future social worker.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Rape

chaptersofcourt's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Drug use, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

bethasaurus13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The biphobic tropes in this book are not it. Writing a bi woman as a hypersexual cheater who can’t commit or do monogamy is a really dangerous stereotype that leads to IPV. 

It’s an okay mystery but I can’t overlook the laziness of writing those harmful stereotypes and the harm they do. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia and Violence

bookedfortheweekend25's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Lisa Jewell has written another perfect thriller. Three timelines woven masterfully together, a mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat, and characters who feel REAL. She is a must-read author for me!!

Please note that the content warnings have spoilers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Addiction

kkulhannie's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Confinement, and Biphobia

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

cookreadrepeat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

A bit of a slow burner with alternating points of view. This is a stunning piece of crime fiction telling the story of a young woman torn between a rock and a hard place who is simply trying to figure out how to be a mother. 

Tallulah Murray gets pulled into the shiny, effervescent world of Scarlett Jacques only to end up trapped in a world of murder and deceit wrapped up in a bow called "love". 

Desperate to find her daughter and bring her home, Tallulah's mother joins forces with a cosy mystery writer to discover the truth. 

I simply adored this piece of writing. The characters were rich and authentic. I loved the depiction of Dark House and it's dark history and how everyone who inhabits its walls befalls some form of tragedy.
 

100% recommend and cannot wait to read more of Lisa Jewell's work.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking

chemicalbookdragon's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use