Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

7 reviews

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

meikesbieb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

Dit duurde voor mijn gevoel echt 3 jaar van mn leven om door dit boek heen te komen, maar zoals ik al had verwacht begint het echte spannende gebeuren pas enige tijd over de helft. Side note: think ff twice als je deze wilt lezen als je ook al ‘Verity’ hebt gelezen, want daardoor werd dit boek voor mij nog langdradiger dan dat het eigenlijk had hoeven zijn. Uiteraard wel echt weer fantastische plottwists en het is gewoon echt een psychologische thriller

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

tierraskye's review against another edition

fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

rsagarin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sunnybwrites's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I love Frieda’s books. My only gripe is there was a lot of themes and imagery clearly lifted from her other books that made this feel a bit weaker than her other titles.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This was easy and fast to read, but at one point, I was frustrated - too much gaslighting, too many twists, and not even very good ones at that. Characters were also terrible. She’s written much better books than this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis