Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

151 reviews

duttonrachel94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

shireenreid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

i think i need therapy after reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

amandab0514's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark 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

This was good and creepy and might be one of my favourites by Jewell. I liked how the podcast was used throughout, but never felt overused. The plot was off-putting and kept me guessing the whole time. Jewell is great at creating uncertainty, but sometimes she relies on totally unlikable characters to do so, but in this case having Alix grounding the story really helped. She was hard to like but had redeeming qualities that made me want to keep reading to find out what was going to happen. Jewell really seems to be on the upswing again, since I think this is my first 4* read of hers since <i> Then She Was Gone </i>. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

Great read, hooked from the start. Twisty and completely addictive. Was on the edge of my seat! 4.5 stars cause I was a little annoyed at the ending but that makes it a great book! Absolutely loved the acknowledgments at the end too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cmcmurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

Gross.

asienerbrown's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual assault

aaliyahjn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

shelbypm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4⭐️ audiobook - the production was incredible and really kept me engaged. I do think it was longer than it needed to be, and I feel like I wouldn’t have enjoyed physically reading nearly as much.

I have some issues with the conclusion (a lot of oversimplification of very complex issues) but overall I was hooked and really enjoyed listening. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual assault and Violence

rachelalthea's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis