Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

12 reviews

eliya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Wowie. What a rollercoaster. The book was hard to get into at first, was a little groaning at the farm wife // small town stereotypes but by half way through I think it set a believable scene. I am a little skeptical about some of the events / facts that felt purely coincidental, not entirely believable. I almost DNFd because of how “perfectly” things were falling into place and how the dementia scenes with her uncle seemed to be the same thing over and over again. 
I definitely suspended my disbelief in order to have fun with the book and I did wind up enjoying it. 

Pleasantly surprised about the gayness!! :D Shame that one of them always fucking dies tho lmao. Really was on the edge of my seat with all of the plot twists hahaha it gave me a glimpse into what it might be like to be a journalist or a detective like constantly changing your focus/suspect. No good people to be found lmao. Epilogue was a roller coaster. I fully had sympathy for Billy and then very much didn’t. It was really fascinating and believable the conclusions his mind came to. Best part of the book I think.

Ultimately, chilling, sad, and I’m glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Stalking

hermoine7'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

2.5

It kept me entertained throughout most of the book, because I wanted to find out what happened in the past and what would happen now. However, I didn’t like the ending. It didn’t make it clear what happened with a certain character. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Dementia, and Kidnapping

dev921's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

vallyn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

The first half of the story I really enjoyed, the second half is where the book basically fell apart for me. Overall while the second half fell short I do hope the author writes more books because I did enjoy her writing. I don’t want to put to many details that could possibly spoil the book but if you like True Crime podcasts and the such I think this book would be right up your alley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Blood

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

katosta8815's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

xkeyla17's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is giving Pretty Little Liars in the sense that a lot of things are going on that came out of nowhere and the ending is just... not it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

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

ruffian23's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Abortion