Reviews tagging Physical abuse

The Night She Disappeared, by Lisa Jewell

8 reviews

natashahillier's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

dhutton1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

slow built but man did it pay off! WOW! I expected

Spoiler

Scarlett and Lula to be in a relationship

but did not expect

Spoiler

the sheer amount fo fuckery that scarlett did!!!

HOLY SHIT! AND THE EPILOGUE!!! LIKE WHAT!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Torture

ltulisiak's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.75

An average, relatively predictable mystery. Fairly forgettable, but decently written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape

jodine's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

hollyteths's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book could have benefitted from another round of editing, but was overall quite a gripping mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kelseyr713's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Lisa Jewell has written another perfect thriller. Three timelines woven masterfully together, a mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat, and characters who feel REAL. She is a must-read author for me!!

Please note that the content warnings have spoilers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Violence, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Addiction

amyhamilton's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

booksbytheglass's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

WOWIE just wow. this definitely isn’t my first lisa jewell novel, but definitely is my favorite!!! 

19 year old parents, talluah and zach, have been missing for over a year now. except they definitely didn’t run away together because they left their precious newborn baby behind. everyone who they went out with that night is acting shady and pretending they didn’t remember anything that night. insert a young detective novelist who is hell bent on figuring it out, and you’ve got yourself a perfect october thriller read. 

my favorite part was the diverging timelines. the story took place between 2 years ago (talluah’s history), 1 year ago (when talluah and zach went missing), and present day (when sophie and shaun move into the area and decide to solve the cold case). I wanted to see more in depth of the minor characters like mimi, lexie, chloe, etc, but I loved the cards the author dealt! 

also THAT EPILOGUE holy crap I was on the floor screaming because just when I think a mystery’s going to be left unsaid - nope. I should know better than to underestimate LJ. 

wine pairing: williamette valley pinot noir
rating: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death