Reviews tagging 'Child death'

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

26 reviews

geck_h8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ernis's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

0.5

At first I was really into the novel, but I found the ending really disturbing and gross. I feel like there were way better twists that could have explained what had happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Incest

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

dalereadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lmc_phd's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

Oof. Okay, so I was enjoying the book until it became very confusing at the end. With a mix of incest, uncertain connections, “how the hell does she not know that’s who that is,” and so forth, it’s hard for me to give this book anything greater than 2.5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Incest

va1kyreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

1.0

(SPOILER is a trigger for traumatic animal death)
What the fuck did I just read?
I thought

an abusive parental figure deep frying a child's pet hamster

would be the worst part of this novel. I was very, very wrong. 
The book is a decent ride until the last 15 or so percent in which everything falls apart in an entirely uncomfortable (to put it mildly) way. And I am normally not one to get squeamish about taboo topics and depictions. But what editor let this mess of left-field ending featuring INCEST make it to print?
Seriously, I just want to talk. Mostly to a therapist, but said editor and Feeney need to come with me to pay for the services I now need.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

enlamont's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

abbijoe21's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Rape

ms3333's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Kidnapping

tanvi45's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

This is my fourth Alice Feeny book and although I haven't read all of her books I have noticed that Alice really loves using past and present perspectives to relay her thriller. Nothing wrong with that, it's just something I picked up while reading.

I don't know why, but for some reason, I was really feeling her writing in this book. There are some relatable quotes in there. While the pacing was slow, for some reason that didn't bother me like it would in other thriller books. The twist was shocking (I only guessed a part of it a chapter before) and very repugnant as well. After I finished the book I was rendered speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol