Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

13 reviews

infectedarea's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Car accident

ginkgogirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, and Alcohol

nick_thebucket's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

saskiahill's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Jane Harper’s The Lost Man was slow from the start, and never really picked up for me. While the concept seemed interesting, I can’t say it panned out the way I was hoping. The characters attempted to be interesting, but the lack of surroundings and repetition of stories prevented them from having any real depth. Also, this story makes it hard, extremely hard, to like or feel bad for any of the characters, including those who have died. Yes, everyone has baggage, but this book focused more on unraveling the images of characters than it really did on solving the mystery surrounding Cam’s death. For me, this book was longer than it needed to be for a place where nothing happens, and the characters weren’t interesting enough to save the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

olivea21db's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

readsipsnuggle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Jane Harper is the absolute best there is these days when it comes to Australian mystery novels, set in towns that feel so authentic. Shanahan makes for the perfect narrator for her audiobooks as well, with each character so distinctly unique. Highly recommend if you want to read or listen to something you can't step away from.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

alessaaa38's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

colwellcat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Jane Harper's usual dark,  gritty brilliance,  peeling back layer after layer of family secrets. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Rape

laura_storyteller's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy