Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

One by One by Ruth Ware

12 reviews

_pauline's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

absolutely loved the setting (name a better premise for a thriller than people disappearing / being found dead in a snowed-in ski resort); it was a little too obvious too soon who the killer was - but not to the point where it got boring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Vomit

jelkebooks's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This might be a lame review because I don't really have a whole lot to say about this book. I just felt extremely fine about it. I had a decent enough time reading this book. It's not like it did not let me go, but it was also very readable. It was a relatively quick read, and I enjoyed my time well enough.
This book is dual POV, with us getting a POV from Liz and Erin. However, I need to say that Liz's POV felt a bit unnececary to me. I don't know. Erin was a much more interesting character to follow and it felt like she played a much more active part in the plot. Everytime a chapter from Liz's POV came up I just wish we were could get back to Erin's. I do get why it was included, I guess but overall I do still think this book would have also worked without it.
The rest of the cast of characters was also quite interesting. They were an eclectic bunch, and I really liked their dynamic. It worked well for a book of this kind. There is so much underlying tension between them all that's just bubbling under the surface. It makes it so that anyone could be the perpetrator, or the next victim. They weren't all very likeable, nor all as fleshed out as others but it did still make for an interesting read.
The big reveal was also just fine. I don't know. I just kind of kept waiting for the other shoe the drop. It wasn't nececarily a bad reveal, but I just felt a bit meh about it. It definitely isn't a great one either. Because it happened relatively early on in the book, I just felt like something bigger was coming. It didn't. I get why the decision was made to reveal it so early on. It make sense with what else happens in the book but I just felt meh about it all.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Grief

saliwali's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

noxygens's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

courtney_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

I loved this Thriller so much. A great read for these hot summer days. Reminded me of middle school and high school ski trips and was the perfect level of chilling for me.

sandrakatherine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

morganperks's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Suicide

marlireads's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

Entertaining, but not great. I predicted the whodunnit within the first few chapters and the big cast of characters we don’t really get to know. They were just kind of surface level and faceless. So I feel like this story had so much more potential that it didn’t make happen, which is a shame to be quite honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, and Alcohol

allisonwonderlandreads's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I stayed up all night reading this book because it freaked me out so much. In case this was ever in question, I will never be going skiing ever. Not even for the hot chocolate. I can get that somewhere less terrifying and avalanche-y.

I try to be upfront about the fact that I'm an idiot about solving mystery/thrillers. My problem is that I'm so suspicious of literally everyone that no single suspect stands out as particularly murderous. It could just as easily have been Sally with the teddy bear in the nursery, for all I know (ok, that actually sounds very sinister... do not sign me up for that book). I'll think I've noticed something highly suspect, and then a character has the same idea almost immediately, a sure sign that it is too blatantly obvious and I am in the process of being outsmarted. The dual POV had my two brain cells working mighty hard trying to recall who knew what (including me, let's be honest). It was a fascinating approach to storytelling, and as those trapped in the chalet are picked off one by one, I found myself glancing backwards at what the two protagonists had seen and heard to try to find gaps and deceptions.

So basically, I was indeed very ~thrilled~ by this novel. I was on edge for almost the entire thing, both before and after the murderer is revealed. I also appreciated the wrap-up/wind down time at the end to see how the surviving characters react to the truth and move forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Grief

justnei's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse