Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Win by Harlan Coben

6 reviews

jmodef's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

A complicated “who dunnit“ meets Jack Reacher/James Bond. There are some possible triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mental illness and Terminal illness

shannonleigh93's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

cattpurrson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jamballdonut's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I love Win, which is surprising because he's exactly the type of person that I would typically hate, but he's written in a way that makes me laugh and enjoy his sassy and macabre personality.  He's a rich, white asshole, and that works perfectly for him.  He knows he's better than everyone, and there's no point in hiding that.

In saying that, as an "introductory" book to the world of Win without Myron Bolitar, the actual plot itself felt a little.. ridiculous.  We get it, he's rich, he's self-indulged, he has access to so many things us peasants never will, but to base the book on the theft of a priceless one-of-a-kid art piece owned by Win's family just felt a little too "wow I'm so much better than you".  In saying all of that, I still enjoyed the book.

The twist was one I never saw coming, and I'm beginning to appreciate that about Harlan Coben.  He's quickly becoming someone whose every book I need to read, and I genuinely look forward to more books focusing on just Win, although hope his fame and fortune allows him to focus on cases that aren't so close to home next time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

thebookishlass's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence