Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Girl Before by JP Delaney

16 reviews

lillyrose97's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

simkei's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Ableism, Death, Suicide, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body horror and Blood

funofme's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

it was fine… i felt like the author overthought everything and now i’m left confused. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

latham9's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Abortion

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Do not get it twisted - this is a very well-written and spooky thriller. However, SA and narcisstic/abusive relationship themes are triggering for me. So my overall enjoyment was inhibited by that. I would definitely read more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Eating disorder, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death

_mack_jack_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

it was out best by another review i saw: yet another book choosing to subvert expectations with a nonsensical twist instead of giving the plot and characters the follow-through they earned. this book was a page-turner but ultimately lackluster.

what i wanted from the book initially was to be shocked and to have my expectations subverted. as i learned more about the characters, i wanted to see the natural conclusion come about. i think the author focused on shock value over realism when coming up with plot points. the complexities of the characters, specifically the men, are unexplored to their fullest because the author takes them off course at random. the women are flawed and emotional humans, which is always good to see, but emma specifically is written to be almost a villain as the book progresses. at first it was a captivating twist, but again the path it took broke my suspension of disbelief. 

did i enjoy reading it? yes. would i recommend it? no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Child death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

charly01tdg's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

leilaekn's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Blood, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence and Animal death

caitmcv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, and Stalking

thenonbinaryc's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Would be four star but spoiled it with ableism and eugenics. Incorrect language used to refer to people with Down Syndrome. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual content