Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

78 reviews

mrs_faith_owens's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

While Local Woman Missing starts off strong with two women going missing, one along with her daughter, and the daughter showing back up 11 years later, it quickly becomes clear that this is not your typical whodunnit. Almost everyone has a motive, but maybe not the person who did it. Almost everyone is cheating on their spouses, but that’s might have nothing to do with anything. And EVERYONE is lying. 

But it sounds interesting, right? That’s what I thought after reading the back of the book too, but it wound up being so much more graphic and dark than I was expecting.

This book would’ve gotten five stars for the 2 amazing twists that I didn’t see coming, but I had to take two stars away because I did not want to know that many details about the medical abuse line of investigation or the several day old dead body. It was also a little confusing to read since it switches between a few different narrators and 2-3 different time periods. Overall, it was a decent read, but a little too graphic for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

_ratchal_'s review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I was told the book would be a gripping thriller and it was. The twist at the end cheapened the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

_shreyasharma's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking

shasi__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

tyyyler8's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

insideunder's review against another edition

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

4.0

A delicious twistery. Unfortunately, I did not see the twist coming.

A win for problematic, messy and selfish lesbian representation, lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, and Rape

cagigglez's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so phenomenal.  I really enjoyed it.  From the different perspectives and viewpoints that were given, the entire story had you guessing what was happening until the very end.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

cal_sno's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Don’t normally go for crime/ thrillers but really enjoyed this. The way the book is structured is an interesting way of unfolding events from different view points

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Medical trauma

crtnybracy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

So many red herrings! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

menace_shark's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis