Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

60 reviews

read_rates's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bk2013's review

dark mysterious 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

5.0

The dog is okay 🩷

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

scorpireads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

“not everything is what it seems, you know. you’re going to have to figure it out sooner or later. sooner would be better.”

synopsis:
the story follows joanne, as she adjusts to her parenthood and navigates unexpected challenges after her husband's estranged and troubled 20-year-old daughter, chloe, moves into their home.

thanks to booktok for introducing this unputdownable, mindblowing thriller book.

plot: ⭐️ 5.0

first of all, i don't know how many times i've felt gaslighted and manipulated the whole time i was reading this book. the plot and writing style is phenomenal. you will not be able to put this book down the moment you open it. it was definitely a page-turner. it is a kind of story that you can definitely finish in just one sitting.

characters: ⭐️ 3.0

are the characters likable? a huge NO. i hated all of them and they have all tested my patience. if i can just go inside the book and slam them, i will gladly do so.

but to be honest,  i actually felt sad for joanne, but i still feel irritated whenever she's making stupid and nonsense decisions. evie is the only character i liked, because she's a cute baby.

ending: ⭐️ 4.5

the whole story is full of twist after twist. to be honest, as a frequent psychological thriller reader, i somehow predicted the plot twist and i almost scream, 'i was right all along!', but the story still kept me entertained. there is just one thing i dislike about it: the open-ending. for me, it  feels like the book is not really finished and i was looking for something more. 

overall, this book is still an amazing collection of mystery and suspense. this is definitely a good story especially to those who are just starting their psychological thriller era.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

hxlleann's review

tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

swimmer120x's review against another edition

3.0

The book could have been shortened significantly. I felt like the gaslighting between Chloe and Joann became the entire theme of the novel and continued for HOURS of the book. Approximately 5 hours into the audiobook, I heavily considered DNFing the book, because the gaslighting was just so overdone (and in a childish way, albeit). I didn’t want to listen to it anymore. Thankfully, the last hour and a half of the book picked up and the plot thickened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer

zoedilts's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

alyssat13's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

tanacef's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

The characters were gaslighting ME. The moral of the story is, trust your gut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide

dippermfpines's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder

cinzia_2509's review

mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity