Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

9 reviews

ashleybrianne08's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

1.0

As much as I wanted to like this book, it just wasn’t doing it for me. It did have a few elements that I liked, such as the switching of characters before versus after the kidnapping took place. I did like the character Gabe, a police officer that did feel like a trope of your stereotypical cop at times. The Mother had her moments, and the relationship between the two of them was fine. 
On the other hand, as you read, the author introduces a romantic relationship between the kidnapper, Owen ( Collin), and Mia, the woman he kidnapped. In the beginning when he kidnaps her he is agressive and abusive. At one point he shoves a gun into her forehead while she cries. He threatens to kill her multiple times, as well as the cat she forms a relationship with at the remote cabin he takes her to. Then as it progresses she finds out he’s trying to “protect” her from the man who hired him to kidnap and deliver her to him, Delmar, and she falls in love with him. The relationship is Stockholm Syndrome and toxic. At no point did the relationship come across as anything other than manipulative. 
Another issue with the book that I’ve seen pop up in reviews is the description of minorities. There’s racism towards any black characters that are in the book. At one point there is a comparison between a persons skin and a tire. Not okay and not even needed in the description of his character.

Lastly, the twist ending in the epilogue was unnecessary, and felt shoehorned in to help justify the relationship between Mia and Collin. It turns out Mia is the one who hired Delmar to kidnap her… because she wants to blackmail her father.

This book could have been amazing. The premise was promising but it was not the book It advertised itself as. There should have been a content warning somewhere about the nature of the relationship. Nowhere did it say that this had romance elements.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

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

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

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.0

As thrillers go, this one did not keep me on the edge of my seat the way I would like. I didn’t love the way the chapters went back and forth between before and after the main character is returned to her family. I kept reading to discover the reason for one key plot detail to be exposed and when it was, it was less than compelling. I found the story to be believable, probably because the twists weren’t all that dramatic. The epilogue came as no shock to me as I guessed this person’s connection to the crime about a hundred pages prior due to a bit of foreshadowing that was too on the nose. I feel the book and the premise are just okay, not great and not terrible. It’s just an average thriller to me. 

ETA: after thinking on it for a few days, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that this book has some subtle language that is somewhat racist in nature. The comments I’m referring to made me feel uncomfortable as a white woman, reading a book written by another white woman. Definitely something to think about…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

He is so poor he never had a Christmas gift, but he was in Boy Scouts. 😂🤣😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

emclean95's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

karinaalyse's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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? It's complicated

1.5

I mean, it was slow. The ending was so predictable, especially when compared to Gone Girl. It was very built up and ended flat and dull. There isn’t a lot of development and the “twist” is kind of lame, in my opinion. It’s an easy page turner but nothing stuck out at me begging me actually keep turning. I was doing it just to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion

sophiamoneva's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

This is my one of my favourite true crime books that I’ve ever read. It is just wonderful. It’s so dark and goes so much into the emotional aspect not to mention the idea that both of the MC’s are f*cked up in their own ways. *Chef’s kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, and Abandonment