Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

58 reviews

amylouisx's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.25

I did enjoy this book, I feel like it could have been a little shorter. Although it did keep me guessing which helped me get through it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

maryellen93's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

kaitlin1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

moonylovesstars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Oh my gosh. Where do I even begin with this book? So many plot twists that I truly NEVER knew what was coming next. Usually I think some twists are predictable and cliché, but this was nothing of the sort. A complex and deceitful story about an extremely toxic relationship between a mother and daughter. There’s so much I could say, but I think you should just read this book for yourself. If you love thrillers, suspense, twists, and vengeance - then you’ll love this book. It’s easy to follow, short chapters (my personal fav!), and just enough characters to keep the book complex and interesting. It will hold your attention and keep you fully engaged. It also challenges your own introspective thoughts. You really reason with the characters, Maggie in particular, and why people make the choices they do. I would love to have learned a little more about what happened after the ending of the story, but I think it was a full circle moment. I can see why the author chose to end it right there and leave you like 🤯🤯🤯. Also, this story shows how sometimes a mother’s love can be too much of a good thing. GREAT ploy and I’m so glad I read this book. It was a new style of thriller that has me wanting to read more John Marrs books!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

emilylikesbread's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

A solid thriller. Some of the twists were predictable but it was entertaining to watch things unravel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

I hated this, you could just tell it was written by a man. The premise was good but the execution not at all. All the characters are awful people, none of their descions make sense and it ended really shit aswell. The only thing this book did well was that it had me curious enough to finish it even though I hated it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

mwebz13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

amethyst15's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

crystal689's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming