Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A de Álibi by Sue Grafton

3 reviews

rmesquirrel's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

2.75

This author certainly liked to describe the physical characteristics of the characters. REALLY used unkind words to describe people who were overweight. Plus, there was no need (in my opinion) to spend 5 pages making internal monologue fat "joke" comment/descriptions about a minor character. Furthermore, the plot took too long to get to the point. Was hoping I found a new series to jump into but, I do not foresee me reading anymore of the alphabet. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Murder

walkie_check's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

countessofmontecristo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

A classic whodunnit. 

Kinsey is a private investigator in a small wealthy coastal town. She’s a loner, a divorcee, and mystery solver. Very formulaic and basic, but who doesn’t love a basic whodunnit? 

Additionally, it was fun to read an 80s setting as a Gen Zer. The pay phones and have to reroute calls when traveling was interesting and a bit funny to imagine. 

However, Kinsey is definitely not a nice person. Major thing I disliked about her and her narration was the full on fatphobia. Would avoid this book is that is a trigger or something that upsets you. 

Now, something that confused me

was the detailed descriptions she gave about female characters. She detailed how attractive and sexy many of the female characters were for several paragraphs. The male characters, in comparison, were given more brief descriptions. Especially with Sharon Napier. Kinsey described how sexual she was and then imagined her performing sexual acts on others. Honestly, I really thought Kinsey was bisexual or lesbian while reading. I even googled if Kinsey was an lgbt character. She’s straight apparently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body shaming, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Domestic abuse