Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

49 reviews

samdalefox's review

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I read this as an audiobook. I find these types of thrillers do well in this format and I enjoyed listening to it. The book is a confident portrayal of a dysfunctional relationship (see the content warnings section for specifics as these could be considered as spoilers but are important to highlight), and the twists were enjoyable even if I did guess one or two - though not all!.

I think two quotes perfectly sum up the sentiments resting behind the story:

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Richard: "I thought you could save me from myself". Vanessa to Emma: "A part of you already knows what he's like, who he is."

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Take home message: believe women. Have solidarity with women. Work towards dismantling the patirachy and rehabilitating men who have never learned to love or respect themeselves or others.

One further note:

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the Duke the dog going missing storyline hit me hard. I was devastated.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Infertility, Sexual assault, Stalking, Body shaming, and Car accident

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Infertility, Stalking, Addiction, Gaslighting, Abortion, and Sexual assault

nursestern's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

Thrilling and enrapturing. Once I hit the 10th chapter I couldn’t put it down. This book will have you flipping back and forth to make sure you’re properly following the web the characters create. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

blueyogi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, and Infertility

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Drug use

3readingcircus's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infertility

Minor: Abortion, Suicide, and Rape

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

mriese's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Stalking

Moderate: Car accident and Animal death

taliatalksbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen was painfully slow for the first 100 pages or so, but after the end of part one, it was oh so worth the build up. I LOVED the little twist at the end of part one, and though some moments got a bit bogged down in information sharing, the book started flying after that. I think this book plays with the idea of “the other woman” and revenge in a really reflective way, ultimately leading to an epilogue that left me shocked. While it didn’t get the coveted audible gasp, it definitely got a little squeal of excitement. The pieces of this story come together perfectly, if you’re patient enough to let them unfold. This book really points to the strength of survivors, and how survivors need to support others, which I really admire and didn’t expect from the title. I would definitely recommend this book, but you have to stick it out for the first part of the book. I promise, it’s worth it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Addiction, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, and Abortion

willow_belle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

missa410's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship