Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Golden Couple by Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

17 reviews

hudsononaux's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

cyndi1966's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcohol

blueyogi's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thebigq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Fun twisty thriller, didn't see the end coming! The alternating POVs of Marissa and Avery work really well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

3readingcircus's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, and Death of parent

nurseann7161's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

axkerti's review against another edition

I just couldn't deal with the story, the plot was absolutely dragging and while I finally got one question answered when I DNF'd there was literally no energy left to the book. I was bored and I was starting slump. Chances of ever giving this book another try are really slim.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content

polarplays220's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This was a spontaneous read for me while I was on vacation and it was a great book for that (albeit, a little stressful due to its suspense!) I didn’t see all twists coming and so the book definitely kept me on my toes and interested! I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed and came out at you all-at-once but that’s a minor critique. The DC references felt a bit heavy handed and at times I felt like the switching back between narrators were a bit clunky, which is why my review puts this book in the 3-star range. Ultimately it was a book that kept me interested and engaged on vacation which is exactly what I was looking for.   

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy