Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

180 reviews

maggiereadz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder

courtthelionberryann's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this one at first because it just reminded me so much of Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera that I read this summer that I couldn’t feel invested. But by the midway point I was hooked and all of the ridiculous small town drama sunk its claws into me. I had guessed a bunch of the major reveals but that didn’t hinder me from enjoying bingeing this fast-paced thriller. My only complaint is that I wish there had actually been podcast elements in this book, considering that one of the main characters is a podcaster! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

simplyammee's review against another edition

mysterious tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit and Medical content

For anyone who needs info on the rape trigger

it's statutory rape that the author makes clear the MC initiated. Still SR obviously but it's not on page, only mentioned historically and isn't violent. About as consensual as SR can be (a 15 year old who asks the guy to buy her beer can't properly consent but again the MC seeks the guy out and initiated)

heather_harrison's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Mystery thriller centred on returning home 20-something years after the fact. Plenty of decent tropes. Mixed bag of plot twists. Pacing was better from the second half of the book but overall fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

kmbaker09's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

acalla7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

I think the twistiest part for me was finding out that Ethan was Stahl’s son, that part caught me off guard and had me glued for a few chapters. Otherwise there were so many storylines to follow I was having a hard time piecing together the plot points. Some characters, like Mitch, I feel were so pointless to include in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

aggielexi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I did not find the characters likeable, but I don't think they're supposed to be. They're broken, they're not supposed to be perfect likeable individuals. 
I liked the plot, but I kept trying to figure out why it sounded familiar

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man_stabbing

I removed a .25 star because I don't have great feelings about the author not saying she was inspired by an event that took place. There were times that I was like "how is there still 100 pages left" "how are there still 3 hours remaining", etc. so it did run a bit long, but I finished it in two days, devoured it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault and Abandonment

newandhorrible's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

taydem's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment