Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Truth About Melody Browne: A Novel by Lisa Jewell

4 reviews

hannaels's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

this book was such a journey! i had so many feelings, mainly heartbreak for this poor little girl. The characters were all so unique and added to the story. The switching between past and present was timed very well, really adding to the dramatic effect and eliciting some of the big emotions attached to this story. 

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tayreads10's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

This story was honestly one I enjoyed. The content was really tragic, but I loved Melody. I felt for her. The dam of her repressed memories flooding back not all at once, but trickles and bits get released with the odd chance of her being chosen out of the audience by the hypnotist. It's not what she asked for, but it's filling in the gaps in time, she never thought she would come to know. What a whirlwind of information to process and piece together! Really good book!

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katiepuhr's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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rachelcoconut's review against another edition

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

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