Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

27 reviews

talyahonor23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.5

Was actually really enjoying the books twists and turn and was excited by the idea that the man was the "crazy" one for once but oh no...it was the woman again. Plot was original but the ending was so boring and just like every other thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Stalking, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Child death

jessiv14'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Infertility

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Self harm

bookreader22's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide attempt

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

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

3.75

I have to give this book credit where it is do, I definitely did not know what was going to happen next up until the final page. There were some minor typos I caught that broke me out of the story from time to time. Additionally, the story stuttered in a few places and I feel like it could have benefitted from one last clean up of some extraneous scenes. I did find it to be an engaging and entertaining read, and Fisher did a great job building the mystery. Definitely worth a try if you think it's up your alley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, and Self harm

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

din0_bot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

obxhokie's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

As twisted as Verity but without the sex. Exactly what I’ve been trying to find.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Gun violence

sonias's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

meluelmil's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

Started off interesting, but the ending fell flat. I love a good unreliable narrator, but this was too much. Many triggering topics that were not well addressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Violence

becca_w_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

lindseyrenee's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

3.25

While this was a page turner, I didn’t love it. The characters didn’t feel like they had any depth to them whatsoever. Each was described physically and given a profession, but that’s as far as it went. From the beginning there were unbelievable parts, mainly that someone would enter into a plural marriage and agree from day one to ask zero questions and be just okay with being kept a complete secret.

I also really didn’t love the idea of the twist only being mental illness and her ending up giving into the “crazy” by attacking Regina

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Infertility, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Infidelity, and Gun violence