Reviews tagging 'Torture'

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

34 reviews

ashwatever98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury

I'd have to say this book is probably the most disturbing one I've ever read. The twists kept coming and I was hooked from middle to end. Definitely not for the faint of hearted.

rarashelves's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

johanna_thehissilent's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Unreliable narrators used to their full advantage. Characters that you can sympathize with AND absolutely despise. Loved the physical book so much that i immediately purchased the audiobook version to experience differently. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

It’s a wild ride and just when you think it can’t get any wilder, it does.

k8lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

all i can say is... wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

lauren06100's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

sofieosmani's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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

1.0

This is a traumatic read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Torture, and Violence

meganm1587's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy

jordanbennett29's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

moomae'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It started a little slow but there are so many twists along the way that it keeps you wanting to read on. 
The only thing that didn’t line up was the lack of police anywhere in the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jjhina's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use