Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger

22 reviews

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

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

Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition

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: Sexual content, Blood, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Drug use, 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: Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Violence

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

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Rape

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

maeverose's review against another edition

This was my first attempt at a thriller, I only picked it for the cover tbh. I’d suggest skipping it.

The first third was somewhat interesting, but then it derailed for me. There are too many characters and povs, some of which seemed to have been thrown in unnecessarily. I also really don’t like to read about stalkers so it got a bit triggering for me. I looked up how it ends and it wouldn’t have been worth it to keep reading.

It also really felt like it was going to have a ‘childhood trauma and mental illness makes you homicidal or a stalker’ Kind of take, as the two antagonists seemed to be the only characters in the entire book with mental illness issues (besides Hannah’s mom, who was also just a shitty person). This came out last year. We’re done with that trope. That should never have been a trope to begin with.

Thankfully I got this for free at a little free library so I didn’t waste my money.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Infidelity, Grief, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Child death, Ableism, Blood, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Self harm

Minor: Misogyny

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, Murder, Infidelity, and Drug use

Moderate: Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

mcgraeil's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I was intrigued from the beginning. I was able to predict some of the twists, and I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable, but that didn’t bother me much since I enjoyed the suspense of still trying to figure out how we got there. The pacing was good for the most part, and I would recommend this one for readers who enjoy a good locked-room mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Self harm

Moderate: Gaslighting and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Suicide, Infidelity, Stalking, Animal death, and Miscarriage

abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Infertility, Mental illness, Stalking, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Rape, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Abortion, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment