Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

82 reviews

mtstjk's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed it! Read it in one sitting. 

Although I do agree with one of the other reviews here that it was a lot with the multiple jumping timelines, like past to present to even further past to even further present. 

I liked this I think more than her other book then she was gone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Drug use, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Murder

chantale's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Addiction, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Confinement, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

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

charlotte_burt123's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Rape

meeshell89'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, and Drug use

espressoreader's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Grief, Body horror, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Rape, Drug use, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Classism, and Emotional abuse

prettyflyforascienceguy's review

2.75

Very “meh” for me. There were some aspects that I enjoyed, but overall it was predictable and there were a few gaps in the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

skysbooknook's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Not sure how I felt about this one—it’s a great mother-daughter story steeped in mystery and drama. But the constant back and forth of the timeline was hard to follow as an audiobook. Of course that didn’t stop me from wanting to figure out what happened, though! 

Kim frantically searches for her nineteen-year-old daughter, Tallulah, and her boyfriend, Zach, when they don’t return home after a night out. It’s highly unusual for Tallulah to not even reach out, especially as a new, young mom. Yet Kim is left in the dark and the case goes cold.

As time goes on, more characters and their stories are pulled into this “who done it” mystery. And as the story progresses, we start to see that not all is as it seems. The ending was a bit drawn out and a little too unbelievable for my taste. But this mysterious drama just might be your perfect cup of tea!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse