Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell

28 reviews

jesikakaley's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Very predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

c0d3nam3qt's review

2.0

This is the second Lisa Jewell book that I have read. (The first being “None of this is true”) If I hadn’t bought this one years ago, I don’t think I ever would have read another from her. After reading this one, I can confidently say, this one is my last. 

I really dislike the marketing of these two books. They don’t lead on to the type of content within and I think it is inappropriate to not make the reader at least somewhat aware. These two books deal with very dark and disturbing content. From looking into this author’s backlist, it seems that the majority deal with the same few incredibly dark and triggering subjects, but no where is it warned. The front of this book has this kitschy whimsical drawn map, but there is no whimsy here. 

Following spoilers also spoil “None of this is true”.

There are so many parallels between this story and “None of this is true”. Both have men that are objectively bad people, that don’t get even a slap on the wrist for their abhorrent behaviour. Or other characters try their absolute hardest to defend those men’s actions. The whole time you are supposed to think it is one of these awful men that did yet another awful thing, but sike it’s actually a female victim(s) turned evil/crazy/violent. Everyone who could have stopped it or could prevent something else from happening, just makes excuses and basically says it’s none of their business. Or even goes so far as to destroy evidence. There is no justice for anyone in either novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Medical content

esv_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual assault, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

emilypaddon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.5

Even though parts of it felt more like a family drama than a mystery, it picked up in the second half and kept me guessing. It was going to be 4 stars up until the last 15 minutes but I was very unhappy with the ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

ashleysager's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

chloejane13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

sydvaldez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

morgbb's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

bookwormofinsta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Self harm and Medical trauma