Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey

35 reviews

olive_oil08's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

A bit too dark for me but a decent mystery. Very quick read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content

helenayeske's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

nurseann7161's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

hookerkitty's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

jenlyon630's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

caitsullivan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Sometimes I find that thrillers have a very simple way of writing that almost makes me feel dumb after reading. This book did not fit that category, and did not disappoint! The mix of historical fiction with mystery/thriller really had my attention on this storyline, and I could not put it down! Definitely some trigger warnings (TW) worth noting, but they did not make me want to stop reading this one. Highly recommend to thriller lovers.

rtrouwborst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Torture

purplenoodlepie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Unpopular opinion - this wasn't good as I thought it would. I found Heather annoying and trying. Parts of the book were unnecessary and dull. The rehashing of the abuse got tired quickly. It was easy to work out who the bad guys where - not a mystery at all. Disappointing. CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

emmalizzz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such a fun listen to kick off warmer weather! It’s faced paced and once it starts it does not slow down. I love the dual POV and it leads to a really exciting scene towards the end of the book! The plot twist is a tad predictable, but didn’t make it any less enjoyable. The main character, Heather, and her friends remind me of my friends and I growing up in a small town, and while they can all be dumb and frustrating sometimes, they’re easy to love. The creep factor was definitely upped with the addition of the mining tunnels connecting all of the houses and there are some really disturbing visuals, which of course is what I’m here for. Overall an easy, quick, enticing story that gives you all of the spooky summer small town feels!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jenlindeman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail