Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Família Perfeita by Lisa Jewell

26 reviews

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.75

I had quite a good time with this book, and I kept picking it up to find out more of the story as it unfolded. I'll definitely look at this author again. I appreciated the unease of the book and not being sure if the narrators are reliable. Trauma all over the place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood

meow_meow68's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

peeshpish's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was a slow start but once it picks up, it moves fast. The story flows well once the three POVs become more closely intertwined & the connections are more clear. There are many twists & turns along the way, & the story continues to develop until the very last sentence. Libby’s POV is an often needed relief from the heaviness of the other two, much less tense but still moves the story forward. Many characters felt flat or aligned with stereotypes that I’d expect more from a book written earlier than one written in 2019, but I still ended up reading most of the book in one sitting so I was definitely invested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Lucy’s chapters are heavy with

sexual assault & domestic violence. She is raped & murders her attacker. If it helps to know, she is not punished for killing him.

The chapters set in the past (labelled “Chelsea, [year]”) contain a lot lf

child abuse, domestic violence, & are where most of the content warnings come into play.

Libby’s chapters are generally safe for content, mostly vague details about the fate & story of the people who lived in the house she inherits.

msennflinn's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

Minor: Animal death

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

“I know it sounds like it was all just a terrible disaster. Of course it does. Any situation involving four dead bodies is clearly far from ideal” - Lisa Jewell

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 4 Stars 

Definitely NOT what I expected going into this book. It was a lot more intricate and bizarre, I was left guessing throughout. I really enjoyed how the last few sections pulled everything together so perfectly. 📖 

It’s been a while since I picked up a thriller, but the SPEED at which it was this has reminded me why I adore them. The chapters are SO short, I couldn’t stop! Lisa Jewell did a brilliant job with the writing, so easy to read. 💨 

I will say, I started this as an audiobook, and I did get lost a little. The book jumps to different character and time period each chapter. Whilst driving, I couldn’t keep track quite as well as I’d hoped so I switched to the book, and read it all in 2 sittings 👀 

I ended up LOVING the way the story was told. Such mystery and cliff hangers throughout. It’s a pretty dark read, the ending was perfect and I’m so excited that a sequel is being released in July! For me, this book was worth the hype.  😁 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

bookswhitme's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

meligarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really didn’t expected this book to be what it is. Super creepy. 
Be prepared to be confused. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

travelthrupages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, and Alcohol

kjm_x's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism