Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

38 reviews

katie316says's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! This thriller kept me engaged and guessing throughout. If I had one complaint I would say that the shifting perspectives and timelines could get a little confusing at times, along with the large cast of characters, but I do think that all of those things made sense within the story and everything did wrap up cleanly at the end. Some bits at the end were a little unrealistic, but that doesn’t bother me too much since I did enjoy this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual assault

bisexual's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

mharris4074's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Bullying, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

itslani's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

mvanslam_2001's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident

sharon_reads_257's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

The high number of characters in addition to the time jumps made it hard to follow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment and Car accident

Minor: Blood

theimposter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Miscarriage, Violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

julia3998's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

katybugggg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This book was so good! It kept me guessing the entire time; I could not put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

seetaylorwriteandreview's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was pretty good. As it went in, I was wondering when the plot twist would be revealed. I just didn’t expect everything yo come to a close in the last 25%. However, that last 25% made the rest of the book worth the read! 

I will add to check the CW/TW!! If you struggle with any birth related trauma, this book might trigger you. As a doula and student midwife, my heart broke to see the very real obstetric abuse that was mentioned in too accurate detail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Medical trauma, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping