Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Girl Before by JP Delaney

14 reviews

gingersnapdragon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death, Animal cruelty, and Eating disorder

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

mariareadss367's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer and Animal death

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, and Animal death

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

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Ableism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Misogyny, Rape, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Abortion

Ableism: Discussions of keeping/terminating a pregnancy where child could be disabled; Abortion: discussion only; Child death: Stillbirth; Rape: False rape allegations

_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

saemiligr's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

<spoilers> Wow. This one shocked me. I had NO idea what an unreliable narrator EVERYONE was. Lots of complex feelings after it was all said and done but that is the hallmark of an amazing book. </spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Child death

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Rape, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Vomit

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