Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

18 reviews

kshurtz13's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

tab9's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Blood, and Vomit

bella_t_16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Abortion

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Medical content

malihareza_19's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

This thriller was definitely a slow burn but it makes up over the course of the book. Written from three different perspectives while centering around Mia without hearing POV which I thought was interesting. If you have the patience, go ahead and read it. You won’t regret it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity and Abandonment

missgrangerr's review against another edition

I found this book so boring. I reached page 110, and asked myself "why am I still reading this?" and then skipped ahead to the epilogue. I sensed the ending by page 5 and found I was correct, so I was happy I didn't waste anymore time. This book is nothing new or special, it is among those that get compared to Gone Girl and is much less exciting. I would suggest to skip this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping

raavi's review against another edition

The MMC was too stringent and misogynistic. Illustrating kidnapping, abuse both verbal and physical at gun point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SYNOPSIS:

• Mia has been kidnapped. Mia is in her 20s. She’s the black sheep in her family. She’s a school teacher.
• James and Eve are Mia’s parents. James is a prominent judge, and he cares a lot about image. 
• Grace is Mia’s sister, and she is the golden child. She followed in her father’s footsteps & went to law school. 
• Gabe is the detective assigned to Mia’s case.
• Colin is the kidnapper, who is working for someone else. At the beginning of book, we learn he kidnaps her to actually help her & goes against the wishes of the person that hired him.

MY THOUGHTS

• I had no idea this was Mary Kubica’s debut novel. Clearly, I have been reading hers in all kinds of order. She has quickly become one of favorite writers in the thriller/suspense genre. 
• This was set in Chicago, which I loved. Since I used to live in Chicago, it was easy to visualize neighborhoods and cross streets. 
• I read this in 24 hours, and I couldn’t put it down.
• Excellent character development.
• Multiple POVs. Told from perspectives of Eve, Gabe, Colin. In the epilogue, we are also offered Mia’s perspective.
• All the characters are written really well. There’s no cheap writing tactics here. The perspectives come from each character’s world views. Although all the characters are flawed, Kubica deftly makes them understandable.
• Well-plotted & expertly crafted.
• Lots of twists, suspense, & drama. Complex family dynamics as well.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️read in 24 hours. Kubica is Queen of character development & plotting a gripping story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

erinreading's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Pregnancy

fiercely_read_cats's review against another edition

The content. Kidnapped woman was “saved” by kidnapper. He blamed her for her behavior, he was violent. Looked up content warnings and knew that I’d see rape and that was enough for me to not continue. Getting the kidnappers point of view during the kidnapping was too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping

sophiemichelle34's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Abortion