Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

28 reviews

awildintrovert's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

I really hoped the end wouldn’t be as bad as people were making it out to be, but it was one hell of a cliffhanger for a seemingly one-off book. It’s easy to read and the mystery hooked me immediately. The narrative is easy to follow even while it’s between 3 different people. The two mc’s are written well but not without their flaws, and there were a couple of points where I really thought “she’s not really that dumb, is she?” (Both mc’s are women) While they make the same mistakes and shitty choices multiple times over. But the story itself was really good, the twists were crazy, cohesive, and well done, all in all I loved the book. But that ending…to take it to that high of a cliff and end it the way it did? Killed the joy I received from it a lot. I would recommend the book if you don’t mind unanswered cliffhangers, otherwise I just hope she’ll write another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Dementia

Moderate: Dementia and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Abortion

izphi's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

cdkm9's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

A page-turner that had me hooked from the beginning and kept surprising me until the very end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Pedophilia, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Would’ve given this a five, except that I was frustrated by the ending. Storytelling was well done. All throughout the book, I had more information than any of the characters at any point in the story, but still, there were multiple red herrings to get through. And even though I had parts figured out in advance, including what really happened that night, which was only revealed at the very end, I was frustrated because there were multiple time lines, and the present time line was too abrupt for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

midsummernoodle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

I enjoyed the book and I liked the twist at the end, but god, that ending was so unfulfilling. I don't want the author to say, "Here, the ending is unfinished so you can make it up!" That feels lazy and unsatisfying. Blegh. I am disappointed. The writing was overall very good and engaging, but I just kept looking at the amount I had left and thinking, "surely not, surely there's more, right????"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Dementia

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

cetasmom's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I added content warnings because I generally don't read books that have children injured or killed, so I'm not sure why I picked this one.  I didn't realize the extent the book would cover the children's death. That doesn't have anything to do with the 3.5 stars, its just my warning to other readers.  Despite the above, I did keep reading and enjoyed the book.  For me a 3 is ok, a 4 really good and I personally withhold 5 starts for something really special or something that touches me.   I did have the who of the of one of the twists figured out, I just didn't know the way.  And I knew the who & why of one of the other murders as soon as it happened.  So 3.5 stars because it was a good book, good storyline but I wasn't wowed.  Would recommend to others with the content warning ahead of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, and Pregnancy

adeavila's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. Even when I thought I had it figured out, it kept me guessing. I found the main character really likable and relatable. I definitely recommend reading this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Abortion

writer_egreene's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Abortion

mom_modt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail