Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

59 reviews

ohcae's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Highly recommend the audiobook (this is coming from a reformed audiobook hater)! Kirsten Potter put her foot into it. Unfortunately, once we got Kenzie's pov the book went downhill. Jennifer Hillier will never be a five-star author for me — her writing's tacky — but I won't stop trying to get a four-star. Thought I had it this time. 
Ranking so far: 
Things We Do In The Dark — 3.75 ★
Little Secrets — 2 ★★ 
Jar of Hearts — 1 ★ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Classism

beckkopp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I picked this up from a blind date with a book table and wow it blew every expectation away. I was left guessing throughout the entirety of the book, and yet, the conclusion is satisfying. This book is emotional, it is suspenseful, and it is so so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pedophilia

partypenguin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

The way that all of the characters are flawed, and how their desperation exacerbates those flaws, makes them feel human. No plot driven protection. It all surprised me in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

naereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

libraryjen's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This one had some twists I didn't see, and a big one that I guessed about halfway through. It was still a wild, and enjoyable ride! Because life is busy, it took me a couple days to read the first 74 pages, then I read the rest of it in one sitting last night. I could not put it down! The characters weren't actually relatable (because I'm not crazy rich and I don't have a ton of free time or the ability to tell my staff to do my work for me when I don't feel like going to work). But, they were flawed and felt realistic to me. Her husband, Derek, and her best friend, Sal, were less likable to the than Marin, the main character. But, I still wanted good things to happen to them. The support group Marin was a part of was a great addition - it added another layer to the story.

Obviously, this book needs a trigger warning for child abduction. There's also infidelity and some not particularly graphic, but still there, sex scenes.

Overall, this was a great thriller and I definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Dementia

reading_under_covers's review against another edition

4.0

Definitely a lot of drama in this one, but the ending had me 👀 *jaw hits floor*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

mountainstobeach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was hard to read at first due to the content so I skimmed a bunch of the initial chapters. By the end I was hooked! I knew there was a twist coming so of course, k was looking for it and figured out at least part of it before it was revealed-but I did not figure out all of the mysteries and connections ahead of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Grief

daniofthewood's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Grief

karine_h's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Child abduction

allthingsalicia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

What a read - for such an intense topic, the writing was beautifully heartbreaking. For the first half, you question where the book is going since the FMC’s grief is all consuming, but then…THEN part two completely changes the feeling, tone and direction of the book. I couldn’t put the book down after I hit the 2nd half of the book. Once the pieces started to fall together, the ending was somewhat predictable but still worth it. Highly recommend you read the content warnings for this book though, there’s a lot to unpack. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder