Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena

43 reviews

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was hooked from the beginning. Honestly this might be my favorite book by Shari Lapena (so far). 
The plot twist was unexpected but I had trouble believing Avery's narrative, it just didn't feel very realistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Gaslighting

torigladu'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

First read of 2024 did not disappoint. This book truly had me on the edge of my seat, the twist at the end was not what I was expecting and it was definitely delivered in a way that I did not see coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

mkfaucher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence

samburkhouse's review against another edition

mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Murder

Minor: Mental illness and Stalking

michelle_my_belle'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

3.0

I thoroughly enjoyed the first half to 3/4 of this book. It kept me on my toes. But the last chunk kind of fell flat. I also was really bothered by how neurodivergence was portrayed so negatively, specifically ADHD and autism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

2.75

   A young girl goes missing and the neighborhood's secrets all come out. But who can you trust to tell the truth? 
    The most of characters are unbearable! It was a hard book to finish. But by the time it's revealed what's going on and becomes completely terrible, I was at 72%. So I finished it. But if I'd known where it was going I would have DNF'd the book.
     The narration was pretty good though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use

bekah1210's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

mamawantsbooks'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

katyannreads's review against another edition

mysterious

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

aileron's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Blood