Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

15 reviews

geck_h8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

dalereadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

va1kyreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

1.0

(SPOILER is a trigger for traumatic animal death)
What the fuck did I just read?
I thought

an abusive parental figure deep frying a child's pet hamster

would be the worst part of this novel. I was very, very wrong. 
The book is a decent ride until the last 15 or so percent in which everything falls apart in an entirely uncomfortable (to put it mildly) way. And I am normally not one to get squeamish about taboo topics and depictions. But what editor let this mess of left-field ending featuring INCEST make it to print?
Seriously, I just want to talk. Mostly to a therapist, but said editor and Feeney need to come with me to pay for the services I now need.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

enlamont's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

steviespirit's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

tanvi45's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

This is my fourth Alice Feeny book and although I haven't read all of her books I have noticed that Alice really loves using past and present perspectives to relay her thriller. Nothing wrong with that, it's just something I picked up while reading.

I don't know why, but for some reason, I was really feeling her writing in this book. There are some relatable quotes in there. While the pacing was slow, for some reason that didn't bother me like it would in other thriller books. The twist was shocking (I only guessed a part of it a chapter before) and very repugnant as well. After I finished the book I was rendered speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

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

What a...strange book lol. Was it good? Sort of? Did it keep me reading and wanting to know where the hell this was going? Yes, it sure did. Very strange twists and things happening in the very last 2 chapters felt way more done for the pure shock of the twist than something that actually makes sense. But! It was still an entertaining read and kept me hooked, so it was good for that! 
(my listed content warnings contain possible spoilers)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

literary_bug's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

monica_85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder