Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

8 reviews

kalisaur's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I found the modern character, Alice, frankly annoying. First she is way too capitalist brainwashed whining that she doesn't know who she is if she isn't working 50 hours a week in her toxic work environment, then she repeated makes idiot plot choices to create conflict in her relationship and then at the end

everything is okay because she gets pregnant, which is was actively avoiding for a good portion of the book

. The 50s character, Nellie, is much more likeable imho because all her problems are concrete. I almost wonder if the author had the plot for her story line, found it to be much too short and then crafted the modern tale around it but didn't really have the same good ideas or passion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol

seforana'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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Dementia, and Death of parent

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This definitely kept me engaged, but sometimes the foreshadowing was a bit heavy-handed.  I don't love something being hinted at three times before actually coming out with it. But I was surprised by some events as the plot moved forward.

Although the moral seems to be that life with men is at worst, abusive, and at best, vastly disappointing. Pretty bleak look at the lives of women barely improving in the last 60 years

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, and Murder

hinkleh's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Murder

leroyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Sexual content

mikitiale's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

2.75

Not my cup of tea. I enjoyed the flashbacks into Nellie's life but most of Alice's point of view was frustrating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Murder

bretagnereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent