Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

5 reviews

dremmavendetta's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

An impressive depiction of a truly traumatic series of grooming relationships. While I found none of the characters likable, I thought the portrait of sexual abuse was unflinching. Incest (even step- relationships) and grooming are far more prevalent in our society than we’d wish and, while I found this book hard to read at times, this attempt to detail the perversions of attachment that are ingrained in these relationships was a feat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sarahna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

esmith526's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Terminal illness

christinesreads's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

bibliophilekiera's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder