Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

5 reviews

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death

stephaniezd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book kept me on the edge of my seat the WHOLE time. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next!!!

Not the traditional unreliable narrator, which completely caught me off guard!

I loved every second of the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Blood, and Alcohol

beckyremillard'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

3.25

The main character of this book (name not revealed until halfway through or so) is married to a man who has two other wives. She starts to be curious about Seth’s other wives and learns more than she expected. 

This book definitely held my attention. However, nothing was shocking and I found it to be predictable, which I don’t like my thrillers to be. 

The ending was also a bit rushed. We obviously get the reveal of the truth and see who is lying or telling the truth and it’s only a chapter or two of a conclusion without much contact to explain the issues that came up previously in the story. 

We’re obviously meant to question the narrator’s sanity but she barely questions it herself. She’s so convinced she’s right, it’s obvious that she isn’t. It was interesting but I wouldn’t say there’s a twist. 

Additionally, I was doubting the situation from the beginning because it didn’t seem to make sense, so I definitely expected the unreliable narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death and Transphobia

klitanightfuryreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

I like this book enough to give it 3.5 stars and recommend it to others.

The end was shocking to me, but honestly I was a little dissapointed at the direction the book took, I was expecting something else. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

leahsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow! I've never quite read a book like this, and each time I thought I had things figured out, I was SO WRONG. I was guessing and second-guessing right up until the end. 

I really struggled with Thursday's character from the start. She isn't really a likable character even at the beginning, and I had a really difficult time empathizing with her situation. She's in a marriage with Seth, a man who is married to two other women that she knows nothing about, and although she agreed to this because she is so in love with him, she is chafing against this and has become jealous and suspicious. Initially she seems like she has her life together, but she suppresses how she feels and what she thinks to keep her husband happy. 

But when she finds something, she travels down the rabbit hole, and realizes that there's a lot she doesn't know about Seth and the life he lives when he isn't without her. Just like the rest of her life, not everything is what it seems. As she finds out more, his secrets begin to unravel, just as her life does too. I was shocked at what was revealed, and found myself hooked. I couldn't stop listening to the audiobook and just had to find out exactly what was going on. And when I found out what happened, I was astonished. 

Tarryn Fisher's writing was incredible, and it was so easy to get immersed in the story. The narrator did a great job as Thursday, and she was convincing in her narration. This was everything I could hope for in a thriller, and reminds me of The Silent Patient and The Woman in the Window. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Suicide