Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

7 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I wasn't sure how I felt about this book for most of it. I feel like I enjoy this as extended character study but the story was weird and disjointed. As others have said the ending is incredibly abrupt and out of nowhere. Ultimately I really enjoyed Stephen's chapters and inner world even if I vehemently disagree with it. I think if you like the show it's worth a shot.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Vomit, and Violence

mac_intosh12's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Animal death

lexim's review against another edition

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

1.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Minor: Animal death

stellavb's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Animal death

ginareadspararom's review against another edition

sad tense 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

4.0

I usually don't leave reviews BUT this one...BABY! We have to talk about it. LOL. 

 

In the beginning of reading it, I was really enjoying it. I had a strong feeling of "okay, where are we going with this". It seems like other than his green eyes, she wasn't even initially attracted to Stephen, and yet, she was able to fall for him really hard anyway. 

 

made it so much worse that we had his perspective as well, because we could tell for the majority of the story he was not even thinking about her.

 

I was all set to give this book a solid 3 stars. 

 

The only thing that changed it to 4 stars was the enormous growth that Lucy made in the last 2 chapters.

It seemed like that growth was going to come earlier in the story but NOPE, it did not last. 

 

I loved that the book did touch on mental health and the struggles that Lucy had with it. I personally think that with her lack of empathy for other characters it was more than just the one mentioned that she should have been diagnosed with.

 

Overall, I hated everyone BUT the book was pretty good. It was watching a train wreck. Painful to keep watching/reading but I was unable to look away/put the book down. 

 

Great job, Carola Lovering. I hated the book but that's what also made me love it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Poignant and devastating, Lucy’s coming of age story is one of tragedy and disappointment. She struggles to build positive relationships through the fog of her depression, uses drugs to cope, and makes life decisions based on the whims of a boy. Understanding her past is the key to freeing herself in the future. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

andreabrown's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty