Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

8 reviews

bookedfortheweekend25's review

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Death, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

emeraldsanto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was the second novel by Lisa Jewell I picked up, after "Watching You" (which I liked better).

I definitely enjoyed this story but as other readers have mentioned, the constant back and forth between time periods can get a little confusing at times; especially in the beginning as you're still learning the characters' names.

Once I managed to get over this small burden, I found the storyline to be quite diverse as it explored many different aspects of the same event through a cast of characters experiencing it in different times in parallel.

However, I was expecting more twists and turns along the way (I don't think I gasped even once throughout).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Drug use

minimicropup's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

caterina_1212's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

Kept me gripped but also stressed me the fuck out 

Spoiler

I need to stop reading her, 2 women held captive so far

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

lydiarosenberg's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Bullying, and Murder

a_alves00's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

chemicalbookdragon's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use