Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

37 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

I loved this, and definitely recommend the audiobook version. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Grief, Infertility, Gaslighting, Gore, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Torture, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kaitlin1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Oh my gosh. Where do I even begin with this book? So many plot twists that I truly NEVER knew what was coming next. Usually I think some twists are predictable and cliché, but this was nothing of the sort. A complex and deceitful story about an extremely toxic relationship between a mother and daughter. There’s so much I could say, but I think you should just read this book for yourself. If you love thrillers, suspense, twists, and vengeance - then you’ll love this book. It’s easy to follow, short chapters (my personal fav!), and just enough characters to keep the book complex and interesting. It will hold your attention and keep you fully engaged. It also challenges your own introspective thoughts. You really reason with the characters, Maggie in particular, and why people make the choices they do. I would love to have learned a little more about what happened after the ending of the story, but I think it was a full circle moment. I can see why the author chose to end it right there and leave you like 🤯🤯🤯. Also, this story shows how sometimes a mother’s love can be too much of a good thing. GREAT ploy and I’m so glad I read this book. It was a new style of thriller that has me wanting to read more John Marrs books!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Cancer, Confinement, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

mwebz13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Vomit, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Infertility, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Self harm, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Islamophobia, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Death of parent, and Grief

amethyst15's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, and Drug abuse

Minor: Dementia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Medical content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Pregnancy, Abortion, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

crystal689's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming

ioana00's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Domestic abuse

claire_reardon'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: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Vomit

unicorndreams's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

mtstjk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, Blood, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Infertility, Incest, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child abuse