Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

61 reviews

raenireads's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.0

This really didn’t work for me. The writing was mediocre due to overly explaining things rather than trusting your reader to get it, to clichés and poor metaphors used by the narrator to describe herself, to trying to make the protagonist sound tough but it coming off as forced, and finally to the framing device which I got tired of halfway through the novel. 
Although the content is meant to be dark, it didn’t impact me as it should have overall because I didn’t care about the protagonist. 
Lastly, the twist ending didn’t add up. It came out of nowhere and felt pieced together by the author as shock value only; sadly it fell flat. 
The only reason I’ve given the book 2 stars rather than 1 is because the plot, mainly the first half, was okay.  I think the framing device had a lot of potential that was wasted on a poorly drawn protagonist, weak writing, and a slapdash resolution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark 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

This is one of the most gut wrenching books I have ever read. Just about every twist and turn absolutely wrecked me, and my heart broke for Annie with every chapter. 

I'd give anything to read it for the first time again, ngl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kintanakely's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

akrys40's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Murder

marypetrushko's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death

rduncan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, and Rape

zumpers's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Car accident, and Death of parent

readwithtracy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved this book! It was hard at some points, I would definitely put some trigger warnings on it. I was slightly disappointed in the ending, it wasn’t horrible, but abrupt and could have been better. I read it in two days and would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

simplyammee's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Stalking

Definitely check trigger warnings! However, as someone who has a rape trigger, I found skipping over any scenes just fine for me (it does mention rape a lot though beyond the scenes; it doesn't beat around the bush with it). This book is not worth pushing yourself with triggers though, and again there is A LOT.