Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

7 reviews

stephaniezd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

+half a point for finishing it, because I wanted to see if my prediction was right (it was). What a terrible combination of a podcaster’s wet dream to solve the Jon Benet Ramsey case and a cheap knockoff of Sharp Objects. Take a pass on this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Classism

soobooksalot's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

haveyouseencass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

robvit's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

I wanted to rate this higher. I was absolutely giving it four stars until the very last page. This book is very well written overall. It reads very quickly, clearly, and makes you want to keep going every time a chapter ends. There are lots of twists and most if not all of them make sense, some even made me want to start the book over so I could see how I missed some of the connections.

The subject matter is dark. Very dark. This one is not for the faint of heart. There’s no real gore, but there’s violence involving children, especially near the very end, that won’t sit well with some people. 

Regardless of all of this, I was still enjoying it overall until it abruptly ended. The book answers most of the questions it asks but leaves such an important part of the plot unresolved that I can’t accept it as a reader. I hate open endings, personally. I’d rather not read a story at all if it doesn’t have a clear ending. Perhaps the author who typically works with true crime, was trying to take a page from reality where there aren’t necessarily happy endings, but this ending choice felt like a middle finger to the reader, and took away from what was overall a very solid novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lwelch94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

aleshamiller's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

michaela999's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship