Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

55 reviews

cheryl1213's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.5

Meh. I didn't feel very compelled to figure out the answers or really connected to the characters. Not bad per se, but just not much that drew me.

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Content Warnings

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

rigel's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Pregnancy

talyahonor23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.5

Was actually really enjoying the books twists and turn and was excited by the idea that the man was the "crazy" one for once but oh no...it was the woman again. Plot was original but the ending was so boring and just like every other thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jessiv14's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

thrillerswithtay's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Miscarriage

withintheselines's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

Minor: Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

elderwoodreads'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

3.75

I have to give this book credit where it is do, I definitely did not know what was going to happen next up until the final page. There were some minor typos I caught that broke me out of the story from time to time. Additionally, the story stuttered in a few places and I feel like it could have benefitted from one last clean up of some extraneous scenes. I did find it to be an engaging and entertaining read, and Fisher did a great job building the mystery. Definitely worth a try if you think it's up your alley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

din0_bot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was an interesting mystery. There’s a lot of twists and turns. A few times I was frustrated with the storyline but it was definitely addicting. I think it’s an exciting read though I was not a huge fan of the ending and how it wrapped up but I still think it’s worth a read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

brittandwaffles's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I didn’t entirely hate this book, but it was just such a toxic mess I couldn’t give it more than 2 stars. We have a wildly insecure main character in a polyamorous marriage who is constantly comparing herself to the other wives. The women are portrayed as crazy the whole time.

They’re allegedly all left, because of their inability to have children.

I wanted this to work, because the premise intrigued me. Unfortunately, it just didn’t work for a variety of reasons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Infertility, and Miscarriage