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skogsheks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse
ashleygreene03's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Classism
tariana's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
I don't even know where to start talking about this book. I read it through my French Class Book Club, recommended by a fellow student. I hated the main character all the way through it up to the epilogue. She lacks communication skills, she is super emotionally dependent of her husband, she is mean, she has “Bentinho” vibes, and she is a bad mother (if you decide to have kids for whatever reason, own your responsibility and take good care of them, they didn’t ask to be born).
Despite all of that, the book really kept my interest through its writing, there’s a dark mysterious tone that makes you curious about what is going to happen, specially because the story is narrated through a week of the characters life, as the days pass you get more excited about the plot.
Despite all of that, the book really kept my interest through its writing, there’s a dark mysterious tone that makes you curious about what is going to happen, specially because the story is narrated through a week of the characters life, as the days pass you get more excited about the plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Infidelity
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism and Toxic friendship
sadiya_a_a's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The read was good. Ariane is so complex to the point that she's interesting. Ngl, I want to meet this character. The fact that the wife's name is not even mentioned in her monologue gives off a vibe that she's not important to herself anymore, or she lost herself long ago in search of the attention of her husband. Interestingly, her husband's name too, is barely mentioned, which further proves that she's in fact, "in love with love". The biggest drawback is that, after reading for a certain time you grow weary of her inner whining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Pregnancy
zorc_'s review against another edition
The protagonist’s “struggles” with her husband were a genuine slog to get through. Though she is quite toxic, I don’t think that’s what turned me off to this book. I think it just lacked any entertainment value for me. That’s probably my fault for picking a darkly satirical book that parodies French romance novels. But hey, if you’re looking for novels with morally dubious women as their protagonists, this book may very well be for you: as much as her plot bored me, the protagonist has a fascinating mindset and way of interacting with the world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Minor: Emotional abuse
Genuinely sad and crappy marriage, a woman making herself miserable, stunted emotional development, intrusive thoughts, anxiety thought patterns, dismissiveness toward therapywordsmithreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Moderate: Gaslighting
lareinadehades's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I was here for the "Support women's wrongs", alas, this was not it. It's a toxic relationship on both sides. Also, for all her insistence that she loves her husband, she has no problem cheating. Also, that epilogue? No thank you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gaslighting
veelaughtland's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
madimarshmallow's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed the book, but I felt the ending was a bit contrived.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship