Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica

12 reviews

ryendnae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

emilayday's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

I was so into enjoying the ride instead of getting to figure out our, that I was SHOCKED when I realized what the twist was 60% in. I normally would've caught it muuuuch sooner. But goes to the writing that I was just enjoying reading it instead of solving it. And I blew right through it too! Found at a LFL and remembered I had enjoyed another book from her so I snapped it up. Definitely added Mary Kubica to my Authors list and will be looking out for her other books too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

suchallie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This was a fast read at the start, however I was onto the

dissociative identity disorder

plot line fairly quickly so that was a bit of a let down in that it felt really set up and breadcrumbed really heavily.

Will being the murderer of everyone 

was surprising though. I think the Mouse storyline was also better crafted and less obvious. A few good red herrings otherwise and generally a good pace and interesting story. Would have love a more creative concept though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

School based violence but not gun violence

bunchbayberry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fast paced and overall good story. It's been a while since I read a book where I didn't really like any of the main characters. It was fun trying to figure out which of them were really bad and why. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

theromanticace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

SYNOPSIS:

• Sadie, a physician, and her husband, Will, have two sons, Tate & Otto. They have relocated from Chicago to Maine. Will’s sister, Alice, recently passed away, and they inherited Alice’s home & have become the guardian of Alice’s teenage daughter, Imogen.
• Shortly after the family moves in, there was a murder next door.
• We are also introduced to two other narrators/characters in the story: Camille, who had an affair with Will, and Mouse, a young girl that has an evil stepmother.

MY THOUGHTS

• Multiple POVs (Sadie, Camille, Mouse, and at the end, Will has a few chapters too)
• Lots of twists. Although for seasoned readers of the genre, some are a bit predictable.
• I am a big fan of Kubica’s writing, and I enjoy her writing style. This is the third book I’ve read by her.
• Excellent pacing. I got through this one in about a day & a half. Satisfying ending.
• Atmospheric setting. Secluded island off Maine, and Kubica deftly illustrates the old, dreary, musty house to give the house a creepy personality of its own.
• The adult characters aren’t very likable in this one.
• Without giving away more, my one gripe is Kubica’s use of mental illness as plot device. Although handled better than most authors, it’s still a personal pet peeve of mine.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Suspense with solid ending. Finished in 1.5 days. As a fan of Kubica, I enjoyed this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

thatonecatmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

espressoreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Car accident

nkg202's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kellydarla's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

The only reason this got a 2.5 from me is because of the ending. 
But the writing of this book felt so stilted - especially in audiobook format. Sometimes I felt like she took an action and found four ways to describe it. And put all four descriptions into the book. There are two plot twists - the first I saw coming the second I did not. Could have been a great thriller if the writing had not been so poor

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting