Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

9 reviews

alicesss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Mental illness

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

dfbballinger's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

Minor: Rape and Vomit

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

Mrs March is a really clever, sinister and often disturbing character study which follows the demise and unravelling of our main protagonist. Within the pages of this slow burning literary psychological suspense novel we see Mrs March be slowly consumed by paranoia which bleeds into every moment of her being.

Feito cleverly plays with the unreliable narrator and unlikable character tropes which leads to a crawling, creeping sense of unease all the way through. Full of dramatic moments of puzzlement and deeply unsettling flashes of questioning, it is quite easy to feel Mrs March's paranoia encroaching on your own thoughts.

I switched between the eBook and audiobook and would definitely recommend the eBook over the audiobook. Unfortunately I felt some of the suspense was lost due to a quite monotone narration.

A slow burning, disturbing psychological character study for Shirley Jackson fans which will keep you questioning until the very last line.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Murder

rosalind's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

I would watch the EVERLOVING daylights out of a TV or stage adaptation. As is, it just felt like the wrong medium for the story - predictable and a bit grating. But as a televised series or ‘Woman in Black’ stage show, I think it could be fantastic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol

mgordon3118's review

dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Violence

westfacingwindow's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual violence

kbea88's review

challenging dark tense slow-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

2.75

A very slow process to find out what we all suspected in the beginning:

Mrs. March is unhinged, and George ain’t shit.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Gaslighting