Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

14 reviews

anniepatt's review against another edition

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

greatestheights'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

2.75

Freida McFadden protagonists have to be the most useless, oblivious, dense people I've ever read about, and yet, I cannot stop reading every single one of these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.0

This was easy and fast to read, but at one point, I was frustrated - too much gaslighting, too many twists, and not even very good ones at that. Characters were also terrible. She’s written much better books than this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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