Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Смертницы by Tess Gerritsen, Тесс Герритсен, Ирина Литвинова

10 reviews

book_blob's review against another edition

5.0

i got so emotional and this book man the way rizzoli is this writer does not miss the whole thing built and built and the tension at the end i had to close the book because it was so intense 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

dreezy's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jassie_77's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Een intens verhaal met veel wendingen en perspectiefwisselingen. Ik vond het verhaal en de daders voorspelbaar, maar wilde toch het einde van het boek lezen voor de afwikkeling. De perspectiefwisselingen hielden het interessant, maar maakte het soms ook verwarrend. Heftige beschrijvingen, dus pas op als je daar gevoelig voor bent.

An intense story with many turns and changes in perspective. I thought the story and perpetrators were quite predictable, but I did want to read this book to the end for the resolution. The changes in perspective made the story more interesting, but sometimes also a little confusing. Very descriptive, so beware of that if you are sensitive on that subject.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Trafficking

dancemaster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It is a story that grabs you and keep you attention. Please make sure you check the trigger warnings for this one. Otherwise I might not have picket it up myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

ofclumsywords's review against another edition

dark sad 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

The story picks up about a month after the last book in the series. Jane is about to have her baby and of course, she is swept up into another case and more danger. It was really interesting to see her as a mom, especially a new mom. She went from a badass cop who had to keep up with the boys and prove herself with every breath to a new mom adjusting to a new role and title. The hostage situation was an interesting first part of the story which only took up about 1/3 to half of the book. Then it moves on to a darker plot as more is revealed and once again Jane and Gabriel have to solve the mystery. The fact that all of this happened within days of Jane giving birth was a little far fetched. I don't think any new mother would be up to the physical task of running around town or chasing down bad guys right after giving birth. But Jane is a badass character (and this is fiction) and it was in Jane's nature to do so. She has never been or never will be a woman who will stand on the sidelines while there is a case to solve or people to save. Though the very unbelievable part was at the end where Jane takes her baby along with her on the case. Sure the witness showed up unexpectadly and they needed a safe place to go. But by this point in the murder mystery there were only a few pages/chapters left of the book and as the reader, you could tell where this was going. I don't see the reason to put a newborn in unnecessary danger like they did when Jane is literally digging her own grave as her two-week-old sits next to her. That was a little excessive. 

All in all, once again it was a good book. Seeing Jane as a mom was interesting and Gerritsen writes a very good crime novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

madisonbell_'s review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

rorlav22's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If you're looking for dark and gritty, then give this a go!


Rizzoli & Isles is hands down, my favorite series! I absolutely love the way Tess Gerritsen writes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

alies_in_wonderland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy