Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The One by John Marrs

9 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

No thanks, I hated it.  Cringey romances, predictable plots, and yet unbelievable circumstances...

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rosetaylor2's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Spoiler review!

Overall setup: I enjoyed the ensemble of characters, and the pace of each chapter. Each vignette had a small beginning and end that culminated in varying leveld of twists.
Characters: You get a Match. How does each unique character react to the same situation, alongside a different character they were Matched with? How does it change them as people, and how does their propensity to lie affect others? None of the characters are moral agents, but in believable ways. How could I root for a character like Ellie? Ugh! But I did! Some characters are believably despicable - he wanted to showcase the harm that certain personalities can cause through the concept of Matching.

Plot overall: this is not a sci-fi dystopian novel as advertised. I was expecting something more like The Circle. But, it was delightfully focused on the intimate lives of others. I appreciated that he kept the theme connected to the smallness of our collective individualism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

challenging hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Another near future page turner by John Marrs. There were a lot of characters which worried me at the start, but they each formed part of their own little story and didn't cross over so was easy enough to follow. Basically a book following a number of independent situations all stemming from the same start point of this dating app. Fun quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

binch's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

ivanagrimm's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is not what I thought it was going to be at all. The story was unique and makes you think of a DNA Matching service would truly be a service. I think at this end of the day, those who are truly open to love can find it with anyone.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

mayahall56's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

omg i loved this sm. this book is honestly perfect. if you like diffrent povs, you will love this. the book follows 5 diffrent stories, and i likes how each story was unique and intresting, and the chapter sizes were perfect. also each person ending was unexpected. like i had to put the book down and say wtf out loud. not only does the ending tie the characters together, it also makes the reader think about the concept of love, and it turns into a moral battle. if u like thrillers and diffrent povs i 1000% recommend this. just check out a few content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

skbgfd's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity and Miscarriage

bookishdreamer61's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

ducklingh's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

I'm not usually into thrillers, but it did keep my attention well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Abortion, and Abandonment

One of the main POVs is a psychopathic serial killer who preys on young, single women that live alone and kills them via strangulation. An unrelated main character (not a POV) has terminal cancer

which he does end up succumbing to in the book