Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Wife Between Us by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

32 reviews

jkar7's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

3.5

The twists in the book weren't exactly unpredictable... there were a couple I didnt see coming. The plot was interesting, the way it intertwined, but I felt like the story could have focused more on fleshing out the side characters than what type of wines they drank. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Terminal illness, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

bessy_'s review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was kinda confusing, when talking about specific characters I would get confused as to who is who but other than that it was overall a really good book with good plot twists

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

This was an enjoyable read, and I think I would try these authors again. They definitely did a great job bringing their voices together. I do like a "dark past" story, but sometimes authors can refer to it too often, which makes the reader feel like screaming "oh my GOSH JUST TELL ME ALREADY," which I felt a teensy bit here. Overall, I was surprised multiple times throughout the book, which is great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Classism

kristalsty119's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

Very entertaining book for me.  I chose this audiobook for two reasons, first it was available immediately from the library and Julia Whelan was the narrator.  I knew nothing about this book and I have not ready any other books from this author duo.
After listening to this book, I will be looking for other books from Greer and Sarah.  Why?  I like a mystery suspense book that makes me question what is going on because a sentence or paragraph could move the story in multiple directions.  It leaves you wondering which direction the story is taking and how are the characters going to react.  
The plot twists in this book kept me engaged and moving forward.  The pace was good; the first section was slower then section two and three picked up momentum and clipped right along.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Abortion

lmshearer's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Car accident

slash's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Slow beginning but eventually picked up pace and interest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

brittanyweigandt's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

nostoat's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

I liked it, but I saw nearly all of the twists coming (downsides of having very good red flag detectors). The very last twist was solid though, did NOT see it coming. There's nothing stand-out about this book but it kept my interest and was a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility and Sexual assault

emmareadseverything's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I found this twisty domestic thriller really entertaining. I read it pretty quickly and was engaged the whole time. It wasn’t revolutionary, but was a good read and I didn’t see any of the twists coming. I would recommend it to someone looking for  an easy to read domestic thriller with lots of twists. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

tatiannaskye's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve had this book sitting on my bookshelf for more than a year now and finally after all this time I decided to pick it up and read it. Part One of the book was pretty easy to guess what was going on. Part Two I was confused. And Part Three put everything into perspective and when I say everything I mean everything. Overall it was an okay book not as great as the anonymous girl but still good nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Just a lot of domestic and mental abuse as well as terrible backstory’s.