Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

560 reviews

kaitlinjohnson's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

lunamonica08's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

ltruxal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

dkamada's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

Little too creepy for me personally

I also feel like the title is a kind of spoiler. Like from the first time we start hearing Josie’s story, we expect everything she says to be a lie. Not sure if that was what the author was intending but I think the payoff of the twists would have been higher if I hadn’t had that expectation going in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

librabby's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

abimi's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

I liked this a lot more than I expected! This was the perfect pick for audiobook format. Not quite a radio play but it had a full cast and some sound effects. The story was intriguing and kept me sitting in my parked car a while a few times after finishing my commute.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

lunahbee's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-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

3.0

This was a really interesting read. Took me a while to get into it, but once I understood what the book was about I couldn’t help but find it fascinating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Blood

toorsdenote's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

weeniereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

porsche_elise's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Alcohol