Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

13 reviews

spiritbiscuit's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Fun, kinda fast paced thriller with two timelines! Does mention teen pregnancy with an abusive adult, child abuse and murder but doesn’t go into anything graphic in those topics!  Got me out of my reading slump!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was good, very good. I didn't think I would rate it this high until the second half of the book, the ending was especially great as everything comes together. Like his debut Alex Finlay has broken my heart. Also like his debut Agent Keller is in this book, which I am super happy about. A competent and compassionate FBI agent who has a good home life and isn't tragic. 

I wish there was more 1999 in this book, I would love a 80s or 90s thriller/mystery. Love the idea of a mass killing at a blockbuster. By the end of the book I stopped wishing it was something else snd was glad it was what it was. 

I will read Alex Finlay again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sindakhelekwen'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book started off slow and honestly the only thing that kept me interested in the beginning was knowing what actually happened. But once it picked up it was so good though my heart broke at the end. I didn't really see the ending coming but it was so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail