Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

72 reviews

ana_pmr_silva's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Uma história á qual do inicio ao fim o leitor se cola, até descobrir que o assassino é a ultima opção que passou pela cabeça dele

Spoiler

uma velinha que supostamente sofre de demência

!! Este plot é de génio!! Pelo meio do percurso preparem-se para odiar personagens...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Body shaming, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

stephs_cozycorner's review against another edition

3.0

"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮: 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙨, 𝙃𝙞𝙨 & 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙨.  𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜."

When a women is murdered in a British village, news reporter Anna Andrews is reluctant to return home and cover the case.  Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect himself in his own murder investigation.   

I wanted to love this one, but I just liked it.   I didn’t find there to be much suspense or build up to the murders and characters.  It also felt quite repetitive in the way things unfolded. 

I was quite shocked in the end with the final twist, but to be honest, I actually didn’t like this final twist, and would have been content with what we thought was the ending before that final reveal. 

I rotated between print and audio and I think the audio saved me from disliking this book more to be honest.  

Sadly it was a miss for me, but I enjoy her books and will continue to pick them up.  


⚠️ Murder.  Sexual assault. Animal cruelty.  Dementia.  Bullying.  Cancer (mentioned). Alcoholism.  Toxic relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Murder, Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer

kristelleg's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexual violence

flore_campion's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Torture

jj_tj's review

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Dementia, Terminal illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Blood, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

emmagf's review

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Gun violence, Blood, Addiction, and Body shaming

Moderate: Dementia and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

georgiagirl1315's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Dementia

Moderate: Child death

louandlife's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I picked this book up because of Tik Tok. I'm currently able to read books and I want to keep this momentum up, so I've mainly been reading thrillers and mysteries to keep me engaged. I think this book will always have a special place in my heart because I started in whilst I was on holiday in the UK and then I finished it in Korea.

I liked the experience of reading this book. This book is heavily plot based. The story alternates chapters from Anna, Jack, and the killer. It keeps you on your toes, and I do think there is at least one plot twist that will make you surprised.

I would recommend this book if you like thrillers/mysteries. The characters aren't likable but it is a quick read because you want to know what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Blood, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

tuxedocat's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A slow start but wow it was worth it. I didn't see it coming, each chapter spun my whole thought process and I was hooked. 
I really enjoyed how it was written from multiple points of view and how they sometimes overlapped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Rape, Suicide, and Body shaming

kay_reads_books6's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really really thought I knew who the killer was but nope. Not even close. This book had me on my toes, from beginning to end, through every twist that kept happening.

This story is told from 3 POVs: His (Jack's), Her's, and the truth (the mysterious killer).

I reread each POV that was the killer's 3 times each to make sure my guess of the killer was probably correct. It still wasn't. Alice Feeney did an excellent job at keeping you guessing.

This book gives me weird, sex cult Heather's vibes but grown up in a mystery thriller book. I honestly think that's the best way to describe this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Animal cruelty