Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

19 reviews

amyrobins's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

greatexpectations77's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

This was a solid time. It was very twisty, which Ms. McFadden is particularly good at. I must say, though, if you're trying to figure out what a non-verbal person needs, maybe the MC could have tried like blinking or pointing at letters? It feels weird that she was with the wife for months and didn't get a little more creative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Classism

rsagarin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

michellebub'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was like verity but at the end you actually got to find out who told the truth. I don’t know if it was better though, it had less sex scenes, meaning that is had no explicit sex content which was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder

alexandraknaub's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

anniepatt's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

I started this one accidentally because I had another book with the same title on my to-read list. It’s a pretty messed up story, and for the most part it feels believable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

txsweetheart's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kartrikk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Miscarriage