Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

23 reviews

sadiedavisn's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

queenann's review

dark medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Stalking

sara824's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

alekz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Insaaaaaaaane!!! Sharp objects kind of twists, kept me on my toes the whole time, and the narration was stellar. 
TW: abt ¾ the way through, there is an explicit depiction of r*pe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Murder, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Stalking

yeetith_and_yoinketh's review

dark 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

3.0

Pretty disturbing, good for someone who enjoys thriller and mildly disturbing books. SEE CONTENT WARNINGS PLEASE! I read this book w/out checking content warnings and I'm regretting it. Fans of graphic mysteries will like it tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, Death, and Infertility

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

This was a super quick read that kept me on my toes! I loved how the chapters jumped between diary entries from childhood, present time, and the week leading up to her coma. Even though the title is called Sometimes I Lie I was still fooled a few times hahaha but overall I felt the ending was predictable once a certain big secret was revealed. I do love Alice’s writing and I find it super engaging. I’m not a huge fan of how it all ended in the last chapter but overall I enjoyed the story! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

velvetreads_'s review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Death of parent, Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infertility, Addiction, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse

clrouse's review

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

rebeccadiv's review against another edition

challenging 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: Sexual assault

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Child abuse