Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger

36 reviews

annieisawesome's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

This was an incredibly quick read for me. The plot was very engaging. It was fast paced and kept you interested. Overall good. 

However, there were points where it kind of lost its grip on me. Purely because the author would forget what was happening it felt like. A character suddenly was not holding something they had been, or was wearing something totally different. And the over use of some words threw me. For example, svelte and akimbo (which I saw so frequently that I needed to look up their meanings).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

This was pretty solid. It moved quickly, but I didn't get super connected to it. Maybe too many POVs?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

abipinn's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Blood

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

thequeendavina's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

Two words: Plot Holes. This book drove me mad. The characters are SO ANNOYING, and the climax is pretty disappointing. Personally hated this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

There is voyeurism in this book, including in the shower, so be advised if that’s not your thing

sgrifgirl's review against another edition

tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

cameronestridge208's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

outsmartyourshelf's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Hannah has some misgivings as she leaves for a luxury weekend away with her husband, her brother Mako & his wife, & best friend Cricket & new squeeze. It's the first time Hannah has been away from her baby so she is understandably anxious but also her husband has been acting suspiciously of late. Hannah doesn't want to jump to 'is he cheating' but what else could it be with secret phone-calls & emails he doesn't want her to see? As the six friends arrive for a weekend of outdoor activities & indoor luxury, the weather changes & the group are stuck in the isolated cabin. Furthermore there's something a bit off with their rental owner & the house has a tragic backstory. As the weather cools outside, inside tempers heat up, & it seems someone has a deadly agenda.

This author's books seem to be a bit hit & miss for me: I really liked Under My Skin but wasn't keen on Last Girl Ghosted. This one sits in the middle, it's quite good but I didn't really like it much. The characters are necessarily mostly unlikeable & the reader experiences most events through Hannah's eyes but the second strand of the story which is told by a character called Henry takes you out of the secret-filled cabin which dilutes the tension. The stories do eventually dovetail but it only partly works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

thegothiclibrary's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

Brilliantly executed and intense. Explores themes of identity and how it may or may not be connected to genetics. Also examines culpability for enabling harmful behaviors in ones we love.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

whatkaitreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy