Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

8 reviews

danajoy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity

axkerti's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Infertility and Emotional abuse

romam93's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

This was...ok?

I think my main problems with this book were caused by my expectation that this was a thriller, and in my opinion, it is not. To me this book is more of a mystery/whodunit, and I think if I had gone into it expecting that, rather than a fast paced exciting thriller, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more. 

The book was well written and I liked the family drama aspect, I was just expecting more excitement. Some of the reveals caught me by surprise but I ended up not really caring about who committed the crime as the parents were so unlikeable. I would definitely try another book by this author to see if I got on better with her other work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Stalking

rachelwierick's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Terminal illness

hermithebs's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer

writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, and Child abuse

colettesjourney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility

ncoletti's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Bullying, and Emotional abuse