Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

17 reviews

felofhe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Medical content

sonygaystation's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

2.0

i had really high hopes for this book, but it kind of fell flat. 
it felt like he was trying too hard to put as many plot twists as he could possibly make into the book, and the big reveal muddied the plot a lot. it took a bit for my brain to catch up with the new info and it ruined the reading experience for me. 
too much of a “gotcha” for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Ableism, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Child abuse and Misogyny

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Woah.

This was just phenomenal and mindblowing. This is probably the first book that truly brought me to understand what to be  mindblown means. 

Also, this thriller book consisting of so much death and misery also ended up having potentially the most feel-good, chill inducing endings I ever read. I am so happy for Virginia’s life she had after all of the truth came out.


The only thing I can think of that I wanted clarified is what was up with Detective Vick- he worked there at the same time Kit’s dad did but I do not recall any part where we heard more after Kit said that he should be called right before the confrontation with her dad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Blood, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Abortion, Child death, Ableism, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Sexual content

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Addiction, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexism, Alcoholism, Gore, Infidelity, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

maecave15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A great gothic thriller. The way the story unfurled was so engaging—a real page turner I didn’t want to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Blood, Ableism, Pregnancy, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Classism, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Homophobia, Violence, Body shaming, Excrement, War, Gun violence, and Sexual content

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Cancer

Minor: Homophobia and Body shaming

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, and Medical content