Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

6 reviews

danielcrogers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Death, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

la_lune's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

mikaylarowan's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

sahanasri's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I really expected to dislike this book (another book club read) because I personally really don’t like true crime or sensationalized gore/violence. It was definitely hard to get through those parts of the book (which is also why I finished it quickly I think) but the dual narrative and pacing were actually really great. The focus being on the women affected and how they really shine and fight for each other makes the book work (to be fair, as advertised). I am a little terrified at the reminder that evil is out there and that systemic misogyny abets and allows it but I have returned to my man hater era so I guess that’s nice. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who didn’t already like true crime but definitely an overall good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape

laurx92's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

When we think of serial killers, we tend to forget the victims who just become a number in their reign of terror. While this is a book of fiction, it did a great job of amplifying these women's voices and reminding us not to fall into the true crime trap of giving our time or attention to the "charasmatic" perpetrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Outing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Stalking