Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

10 reviews

bethsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 stars (which seems to be my average rating for anything these days).

This is a weird one. I really enjoyed the book. Gripping from the start, really enjoyed the characters (which is more than I can say about the last Jewell novel I read – The Night She Disappeared) and the ending wasn't easy to guess. But like every other Jewell novel I have read, we have massive plot holes, or as Jewell calls them in her acknowledgements: bloopers.

Authors, we've got to get it together a bit more these days. Churning out a book every year is amazing, but not at the expense of quality and plot holes. There is one huge question and method as to how to discover this mystery and it could have prevented all of this from happening. If Jewell had tied that together I would have been much much more convinced.

That being said, I liked the flow of this novel. Although the dual POV and the switching up of narration POV was confusing at times, I got into the rhythm. Although Owen Pick was questionable at best, I did enjoy his chapters and reading about his weird and twisted insight into the world. He has this baby-faced evilness about him which I don't think I've read about before in a book.

I wish we got to go a little more into the psyche of Cate and Roan, and maybe even Georgia, but I enjoyed being in their home as they went about their day. Overall, it was a gripping mystery that is worth a read even for the entertainment of trying to figure out whodunnit.

Plot: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
World-building: 6.5/10
Pace: 7/10
Writing: 7/10
Diversity: 6/10
Ending: 5/10
Enjoyment: 8/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

laurabru92's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

t_higgsreviews's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

5 Stars
CAWPILE = 9.04

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

tatitos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, and Grief

ellalafontant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Grief