Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison

5 reviews

bleepbloop's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

dumb but entertaining. copaganda with some really weird opinions about mental illness and adoption.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Sexual violence, and Violence

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Death

esimplicity's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Addiction, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

I really liked the twists and turns this book took me through and I didn’t see the final one coming until just before it hit me over the head.

The glossing over of the domestic violence and Sutton’s imminent return to Ethan after they find out how they were set up was more disturbing to me than most of the murder in the story. By the end of the book, the reader is supposed to pretend that the abuse Sutton experienced at the hands of her husband was justifiable or that it was somehow fixed through therapy and their “new start” and I didn’t like that.

I also didn’t like the thinly veiled fatphobia, misogyny, and biases towards people with mental health issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence

kaylamoran's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this!  The only reason it got 4 stars instead of 5 is because I found some of the twists predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol