Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

73 reviews

rbudd24's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol

ejaworski's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

during birthing scene doctor uses forceps to get baby out, causes brain damage and swelling.

unassumingdork's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Easily one of my all time favorite books. I genuinely could not put this one down. I couldn’t stop thinking about this book, desperate to get back to it any moment I couldn’t read. I can’t believe I let this sit on my shelf for so long. As soon as I finished it I gave my paperback to a friend and bought myself a hardcover to keep on my shelf. I also bought the hardcover of Mary Kubica’s most recent release “Just The Nicest Couple” and I cannot wait to start reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual content and Medical content

sammymilfort's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

mdal26's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

elyssajoh's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

nirellis's review against another edition

3.75

Conflicted feeling; the writing was atmospheric and the plot/ pace was well done, my only gripe was not caring much about the characters this was happening to, I predict this was due to there being quite a few characters stories told simultaneously so I could never quite get a grip on just one. But for the pacing and plot this worked very well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

Was enjoyable, wish some things were explored more rather than quickly wrapped up at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

leighlo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very engaging mystery that keeps you on your toes. I promise you won’t see the plot twists coming. I was shooketh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Murder, and Toxic friendship

veronica214's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Two women and a child go missing only days apart in the same neighborhood. Were they murdered, abducted, or did they simply just leave?

Two of their neighbors, Bea and Kate, turn into amateur sleuths to help figure out what happened. 

There are a lot of characters, and the story is told from multiple perspectives that time-hop. It can be a little difficult to keep up with. There are several twists and almost everything was *just* plausible to be believable.  

I'd recommend Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger if you like this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, and Kidnapping