Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz

4 reviews

hmetwade's review against another edition

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

snoopyfanclub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

2.25

Kelly is dumber than a bag of rocks. Like good god. Truly have to suspend a LOT of disbelief over this plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

pookiee's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

2.0

not a thriller; mostly throuple drama

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

jillwedemeier's review

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here comes the domestic suspense novel The Spare Room.

In the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kelly’s fiancé, Mike, has just told her that he wants to pump the brakes on rescheduling their wedding.  During the pandemic, Kelly reconnected with her childhood friend Sabrina, a bestselling romance novelist.  To give Mike some space (and hopefully beg her to come back), Kelly takes the train from Philadelphia to D.C. after Sabrina and her handsome husband, Nathan, invite Kelly to stay in the spare room of their remote Virginia mansion.  There, Kelly finds herself falling for both of her hosts, and an unexpected threesome leads to the couple opening up their marriage for her.  Kelly is excited about her new life, but then she discovers that the last woman they invited into their marriage is missing.  She starts to worry that Sabrina and Nathan might be dangerous, and that she could be next.

I went into this book blind, and everything about it was so unexpected.  It was an entertaining read, but I was expecting more of a thriller than a romance novel, and at times it felt like I was reading “Fifty Shades of Grey.”  The book started off really strong, but it fell off in the second half when the plot seemed to change.  Despite this, it was a wild ride from start to finish.  It was very suspenseful, and I did not see any of the twists coming.  If you like a spicy book, then this is the one for you. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility