Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

86 reviews

cmason101's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mckenziecreads's review

funny 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? It's complicated

1.5

This genuinely may be the worst book I’ve ever read. The writing, ending, character development, and story are just bad. It was the kind of bad that may be cringe and sigh with disappointment more than once. I unfortunately cannot recommend this book to anyone I want a cordial relationship with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

So many plot holes that never get filled.

rchulin1's review

tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Okay so I knew who the killer was because of a Facebook post and I really was looking for hints of that character being the killer but there weren’t any just so many plot holes I also wish there were more court scenes all that being said the basis of the book was very interesting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mcmao'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So glad I found this author via her witty TikTok’s. Scott was wrong - this book is amazing, especially the unexpected ending!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy

kbrantmeier24's review

funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

I really liked this one! It was fast and entertaining. I kept updating my husband on my new theories as to whodunnit, so I was quite invested. However, after the ending was finally revealed, I found that several thoughts and actions characters took earlier in the story didn't align, and it seemed like the inner monologue was meant to keep the reader guessing instead of being the character's actual suspicions. Still a fun read, though! 7.5/10

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

sonjak28's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking

guardiangel07's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

As I read the book, my hopes that there will be a satisfactory ending was rising as well. But the ending of the story really disappointed me.

The fact that the book was written in the first person's perspective is one of the main issues I have with the story.  Although the killer reveals the whole story in the end, it contradicts the character's thoughts and actions when alone throughout the story. The motive also does not seem to justify the crime.

Overall, the book had potential but the ending just killed the entire story for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

chickelope's review

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

luna_98's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.75

girl what. the plot itself was very mid, and the writing…the writing was terrible. the narrators on the audiobook did the best they could with what they were given which wasn’t much. i’m usually not a stickler for that, but i truly can’t get past how bad the writing was. 

it was entertaining at times, and the ending did surprise me. 
overall though, i would not recommend. much better thrillers out there y’all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

febooking's review

dark mysterious 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

2.0

Poorly executed trope that cheats the reader.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting