Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

133 reviews

karinreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The plot twists and story line in this book are enough to give you a sweet case of whiplash! Great book, perfect for a creepy thrill. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Kidnapping

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

tallhousecookies's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity

jess_louisa96's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.5

I was quite disappointed by this book. I expected more from all the hype I’d heard around the story. Slow start and then bombarded with twists in the last 100 pages. Some of the twists were great but others felt forced. Still enjoyed this book though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

sareeta'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

For pace this is slow for the first half but I enjoyed piecing things together, despite finding the narrator to be a bit frustrating. I couldn’t put the book down during the second half, as there were a lot of twists. Some felt a little silly (

the Patrick/Ricky name thing felt like a stretch

) but I still enjoyed it. This kept me reading late at night, I was so captured by it. If you’re looking for a slightly melodramatic gothic mystery you’ll probably like this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief

sirensaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

beckylmartin's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

This isn't my typical genre, but my Book Club always chooses a creepy book for October. The plot included several unexpected twists. Many were implausible and felt unnecessary — the book could have stood without them.  None of the violent scenes were overly graphic. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

marmalade_and_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The author went a little crazy with the plot twists at the end, but overall, it was an engaging read. I’ve never really read a ton in the  thriller/mystery genre, so this felt like a good foray into that realm. I’m still marinating on the end, so my rating might change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

ivykennerauthor's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content

ittywitty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt