Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

8 reviews

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

batcaves's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sleeson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Lisa Jewell has always been an odd writer. I never know what genre to place her books in. The storylines always seem to have me say wth did I read? Confused if I like it or not. However, I keep listening to her audiobooks. So there’s that. I haven’t listened or read all of her books yet. So far, this novel seems to be the tamest when it comes to trauma and emotional relationships. There is sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

wulfwyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I kept turning pages with this one! It kept me guessing, too. Some characters I liked, others not so much. This book deals with things some might find triggering. Mental health, infidelity, sexual abuse, (both child and adult), parental abandonment and parental death. Just a slew of things because people are messy. We make bad choices and decisions. There are bad people who chose to hurt others. A few characters are either therapist or are/were in therapy. I thought it gave me a lot to think about and explore, (disclosure: I have experienced some of the issues in the story). I will be suggesting it to friends who enjoy psychology and thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

beca_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Not as good as the family upstairs, but was still a fun fast paced mystery/ Family Drama. I predominantly listened to this as an audiobook. I would say that the book also did a good job of highlighting Incel culture and the realities of it, It was clearly well researched. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

annabeavo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment