Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

38 reviews

tillie__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

laurenellisx's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Violence

iman23ahmed's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I really don't know what to say about this book I have  mixed feelings about it. In the first half I was so invested in but then it became very disturbing ( although it's normal for this kind of books).The wife was very stupid  and annoying her husband was a walking red flag and he made me very angry I hated him very much and sylvia was very dumb at the end  as why didn't she want to go to the hospital. I wanted to know how it ended but at the same time it was hard to read . I can't say there was a big twist at the end as it was  predictable  but I was relieved when I finished it . Overall I liked it but I have read better books  by Freida.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage

carrieextraordinary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, and Gaslighting

anniepatt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

I started this one accidentally because I had another book with the same title on my to-read list. It’s a pretty messed up story, and for the most part it feels believable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

greatestheights's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

Freida McFadden protagonists have to be the most useless, oblivious, dense people I've ever read about, and yet, I cannot stop reading every single one of these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

izzystorm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

paperbackmo'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

4.0

Gripping.
Vivid characters and setting.
It dragged in places but I'm so glad it wasn't as predictable as I thought, and the loose ends were tied up nicely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

mikaylamills's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

This was a great book! I really enjoy Freida's writing and she always has a great twist. This book really got me out of my reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

txsweetheart's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis