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The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

14 reviews

klitanightfuryreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

I like this book enough to give it 3.5 stars and recommend it to others.

The end was shocking to me, but honestly I was a little dissapointed at the direction the book took, I was expecting something else. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

literally_mint's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

sarahmae531's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was on track to get a solid 4 stars from me, but the last twist near the end knocked it down a bit. I was so excited to read about

Thursday and Regina teaming up to help Hannah and take down a psychotic Seth

when in reality I had to read about

Regina abusing Thursday’s mental state to ruin her life.

 
I did like the back and forth of trying to figure out who is mentally sane and who isn’t, but by the end I was just left with a lot of questions and trying to figure out how/if certain things would actually work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

riella_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

Ugh. I need to collect my thoughts. I knew most people didn't like the ending, but wow I didn't think I'd be so angry lol. Overall I did enjoy this book, Tarryn is one of my favorite authors, and this doesn't change anything. This was super fast paced and always had me on the edge of my seat, but unfortunately, thanks to a lot of reviews on here and bookstagram, I was aware of what trope this was in, making it very easy to guess the ending (don't worry, I won't do that to you). I would still recommend this for any thriller fan. I remember when this was first being released, Tarryn had said she wrote this in mind for a traditional thriller, and has all of the classic tropes. And in that regard, she did a great job! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood