Reviews tagging 'Rape'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

57 reviews

mhh831666's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

idk if it's really a 5 star thriller or if I'm just emotional because I'm 4 days sober from those fun life ruining opiates but either way, I can't think of any way to improve this one so I suppose it's a 5 star 🤷🏼‍♀️. plus it's beautifully written and the characters are so real you can taste them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

macyforthun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

deshanejt's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.5

Somewhat convoluted, but still very good! It definitely had you guessing. Perfect who-dunnit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Pregnancy

scumlow's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death, Blood, and Alcohol

cjjordan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ablakey's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

abundance_of_fiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was a great start to 2024. Both mystical and mysterious, this novel does a great job of bringing you into this the convoluted mess that has occurred.  While you can semi-predict elements of the novel, it does not take away from the feeling of the eventual reveal. Naomi is the perfect protagonist, in that she is anything but perfect. The unreliable memories, character perspective, and storytelling leads to the culmination of a story that you both see coming and yet didn’t. Without spoilers, this story was a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alexandraloveee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Rape

littlemissanalog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism