Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry

13 reviews

gmm1966's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

shyleek's review against another edition

sad tense 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

3.5

This wasn't my favorite. I had the ending figured out before the big reveal so it was kind of a let down. I like to be surprised. 

The characters were all cookie cutter versions of each other.... I had to keep going back to the beginning of chapters to figure out who was narrating because the only difference was the kids and the type of abuse or manipulation their husband was dishing out. 

It's a very sad story without a long list of triggers so I'd look into those before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

booksshereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Right from the beginning, I was hooked and eagerly anticipating what would unfold in the book. The story started with a bang, and I was completely engrossed, eager to uncover the answers to the questions of who did what, why it happened, and where everything went wrong. The tragic accident involving three friends left me with a lot of thoughts, especially considering the complexities between the families. While I was able to make sense of some of the details, there were others that left me shocked. Lucinda Berry has a remarkable talent for keeping her readers engaged, and I devoured the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Blood

danyels_denouements's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

The double twist by Dr. Berry knocks it out of the park AGAIN. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

ids100'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death, and Physical abuse

extraggie's review

dark emotional medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

queerbookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

This book was very difficult to get through. Major trigger warning for anyone interested in reading. I included all the triggers I could think of but it's possible I forgot some. But that's the author's goal so I can't really fault her. If you think you're mentally prepared for this, I 100% recommend this book. If you aren't, I would tell you to read something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia, Drug use, Medical content, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, and Panic attacks/disorders

julietmeiling's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book honestly reminds me of a ABC Family Drama Series squeezed into less than 300 pages. It was really good, but it was also difficult keeping up with all the characters in the book. All the women were similar to one another and it was hard to keep up with which children went to each mother and who was married to who. Also the ending kind of confused me because it came right out of nowhere. But overall, I really enjoyed this book and found it to be a quick, but thoughtful read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Emotional abuse

gotopaige's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

mpango's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Kind of cheesy, a lot of extra fluff that didn’t really contribute to the story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse