Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

3 reviews

xkwright's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Cancer, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Deportation

katymat18'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Animal death, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

mk_murr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The story wasn’t amazing, and the twist at the end felt forced. I also had a hard time believing that the main narrator, Isa, and the other character were only in their late twenties. For some reason, they seemed older; though, maybe they were aged by the trauma they went through. The main characters were unlikeable for the most part, apart from Fatima, but the setting was mysterious and beautifully written. I’d recommend it for an adult looking for a quick mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual violence

The pedophilia and child abuse is speculated upon throughout the book, so there is an underlying tension surrounding that until the end. As for incest:

Spoiler

Kate, from a young age, is in love with/in a consensual sexual relationship with her half-brother, who is her age.