Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

15 reviews

veepopp's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

miracl3gro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This was a twist I did not see coming.  Insightful, mysterious and frightening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

5.0

without a doubt the most fucked-up book i have ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kelseyisthebest's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional relaxing tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence and Car accident

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WHOA. Is it appropriate to say that I loved something so dark and painful and horrific?
 Five starssss. Couldn’t put it down. 

Absolutely not for the faint of heart. Please check the content warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

spicysuzy23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

boilermish's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

Was not a huge fan of this one.  A little too much repetitive dialog, unlikeable characters, plot holes.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

the last third of the book was over complicated and unsurprising how it ended

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This was a really unique read for me and I really enjoyed it! I highly recommend reading the TWs before embarking because the content definitely shocked me having only read the description. Winstead did a great job of building tension and tying together all the different parts of the story. My biggest complaint is

the trope of "I can't hurt the bad guys" from the MC after Nicole's death in the woods but then somehow she's just fine axing the Don in the head? I personally camt stand the "I won't stoop to their level/can't hurt them" trope but especially paired with the ending it was odd. I would have liked the ending much better if the scene in the woods went differently.

 

Also, I've started to get annoyed with the trend of unique inserts between chapters but I really loved the podcast interview inserts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest and Trafficking

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism