Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena

7 reviews

esthiejaime's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Shari Lapena is my fav author, but I’m gonna need to watch SpongeBob to get to sleep for a while after that one. 

 love the way that she writes. Lots of info frequently, lots of twists and very suspenseful. I didn’t look at the content warning for this book and almost wish I had.. the ending was great and I actually correctly guessed the murderer this time (first time in one of her books lol) but man was it dark. If you’re someone who is bothered by sexual harassment etc, maybe think twice about this one. Glad I read it, and it was VERY well done with a cool little snippet after the book about the authors life that pertains to the story but this story has multiple dark themes and is actually pretty gruesome IMO. 

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msminichino's review against another edition

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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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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danielleplumpton's review against another edition

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

3.5


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enbylibrarian's review against another edition

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2.0

Didn't wow me but I didn't necessarily hate it. I could tell who the killer was about 1/4 of the way in. 

I enjoyed the dead girl ghost aspect. Wish that would've been explored more. I love an Ouija scene!

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ghi's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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amalauna's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.0


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marissaboone's review against another edition

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3.5

I enjoyed this, but I didn’t necessarily love it and don’t know if I will recommend it to other readers. One thing I wasn’t keen on was the murdered girls spirit having a perspective and storyline. It didn’t really add anything in my opinion. Also, it was easy to predict who the killer was, because it was the only character with a first person perspective seemingly for no reason. I felt no strong connection to the characters and felt some of their stories left unfinished, with details mentioned throughout the book that could have been tidied up at the end. 

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