Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

10 reviews

craigpwmoroney's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape

m_moon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Trigger warning r*** + victim blaming+ revenge p***; detailed and brought up continuously through second half of book. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

daisymoffit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Solid mystery novel- I really enjoyed reading this and it kept me wanting to keep going back to it. Definitely an adult book as far as some of the darker themes and the types of violence it describes, but overall a good read. My only criticism is that its a tiny bit convoluted, but I enjoy the writing style where every chapter is a new character's inner monologue- it almost makes you feel like you're solving the mystery alongside the detective.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

cnannery19's review against another edition

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

loonysaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense 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

4.25

I didn't realize that this was the sequel to The Family Upstairs when I started, and I probably would have waited a bit to be a better headspace because of all of the assault. But I still really enjoyed it, and I like the author's storytelling a lot. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Grief

whatiqreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

kaseymkelley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

 
When I originally read The Family Upstairs I was completely enthralled and captivated by its twisted storyline, I got to those final chapters and knew I needed a sequel. So I was delighted to be approached to read The Family Remains as part of TheWriterReads blog tour. TFR was everything a sequel should be and more! I had so many unanswered questions from TFU and while Jewell answered those niggling curiosities she's left me with some new lingering thoughts and yet again I'm looking for more!

TFR is so cleverly written with alternating POVS and timeframes which have an intensity that forces you to keep reading just one more page, just one more chapter. To explain how captivating it is - the book is 448 pages, I read just over 400 of those in about 5 hours. This is something I've not done in a very very long time.

It's a hard one to review without giving away too much but this is a strikingly intense, complex, dark and compelling family drama intertwined with an equally disturbing domestic thriller. It's bursting with well developed characters, some who will make your skin crawl and others who you will be genuinely fearful for.

Finally, when I heard that people were reading TFR without reading TFU I was honestly so baffled as to how they were going to know what the hell was happening. TFU was quite a twisty read with lots of characters and I couldn't fathom how someone could keep up without that prior knowledge. Well, Jewell made an absolute fool out of me and those notions as I can honestly say TFR is so well written with an intricately woven catch up of TFU that it can easily stand on its own two feet. So, yes while a reader would enjoy the clever links and follow ups in TFR much more after reading TFU it is in no way necessary.

Quite frankly I'm not quite sure how Jewell pulled off this masterpiece but this "Standalone Sequel" is a must read for all mystery/thriller fans especially those who like it dark. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting