Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

11 reviews

nick_thebucket's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

saskiahill's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Rape, Bullying, Abortion, Death, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Violence, Gun violence, and Blood

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? N/A

3.0

Jane Harper’s The Lost Man was slow from the start, and never really picked up for me. While the concept seemed interesting, I can’t say it panned out the way I was hoping. The characters attempted to be interesting, but the lack of surroundings and repetition of stories prevented them from having any real depth. Also, this story makes it hard, extremely hard, to like or feel bad for any of the characters, including those who have died. Yes, everyone has baggage, but this book focused more on unraveling the images of characters than it really did on solving the mystery surrounding Cam’s death. For me, this book was longer than it needed to be for a place where nothing happens, and the characters weren’t interesting enough to save the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

olivea21db's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, and Animal death

readsipsnuggle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Jane Harper is the absolute best there is these days when it comes to Australian mystery novels, set in towns that feel so authentic. Shanahan makes for the perfect narrator for her audiobooks as well, with each character so distinctly unique. Highly recommend if you want to read or listen to something you can't step away from.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

alessaaa38's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

colwellcat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Jane Harper's usual dark,  gritty brilliance,  peeling back layer after layer of family secrets. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape

laura_storyteller's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

sgaboleiro's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death

hrhacissej's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault