Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Mrs March by Virginia Feito

19 reviews

emmagreenwood's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dfbballinger's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

Minor: Rape and Vomit

rosalind's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

I would watch the EVERLOVING daylights out of a TV or stage adaptation. As is, it just felt like the wrong medium for the story - predictable and a bit grating. But as a televised series or ‘Woman in Black’ stage show, I think it could be fantastic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual violence

violentcello's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

There were some interesting illustrations of a character’s interpretations of the real world, but ultimately, the deliberate dullness of the main character made for a dull read through most of the book. The tenseness picked up toward the end, but came to an unsatisfying conclusion.

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcohol

lianne_rooney's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mgordon3118's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Violence

lexslittlelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

Looking solely at the dust jacket blurb for Mrs. March, I thought it was more of a modern murder mystery story. (I bought it on sale at B&N and told my mom she could read it after me because it seemed up her alley too—I retracted that offer!) 

While I personally have found I’m not crazy about psychological thrillers like this, I can appreciate that it is well written.

However, the third person narration left me wanting more…

  I would have liked to have heard more from other characters’ perspectives, specifically the experiences they were having alongside Mrs. March, especially people like Martha or the upstairs neighbor.

Overall, it was a solid read. Not one I’ll revisit, but not one that will slip out of my memory anytime soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Dementia

cdbellomy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Mental illness and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming and Sexual assault