Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

My Mother's House by Francesca Momplaisir

5 reviews

rachaelwho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Trigger warning for pretty much everything you can think of- I don't think I would've read it if I'd known quite what I was getting into. Expertly written and very original approach to material we've seen before in different ways. That poor house broke my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Deportation

battlecat's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Very good writing. The whole story is incredibly dark. Would recommend to someone who likes getting in the head of a psychopathic criminal, but not to someone looking for something exciting or hopeful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Self harm, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

svoeti's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

emptychurches's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cancer

miamon's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, and Trafficking

Minor: Cancer

This book has trigger warnings all over the place, but most things are touched on/mentioned and not described in great detail. I've seen readers who were particularly upset about the animal cruelty in this book... perhaps it's because they didn't have any prior warning (but had read other content warnings)? Personally, I found the sexual violence (although not graphically described) more upsetting.