Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison

5 reviews

ebbiev's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cursing, Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy

writeyourselfclean's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed the book, but not as much as others I've read. Anything surrounding pregnancy and loss just doesn't interest me so the last parts of the book didn't hold the emotional depth I think the author intended. I did not like or care about any of the characters. I found them all to be extremely flat assholes. Also, trauma is not a character trait!

The end of the book reminded me a bit of Verity (not a good thing) where it's supposed to be a happy ending to end up with an abuser. Stealthing and stealing bodily autonomy is not given the weight it deserves.

God awful ending truly. Unsatisfactory. Still, I would give this author another chance. I enjoyed the pacing and writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Abortion

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