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His & Hers by Alice Feeney

109 reviews

mik_kass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Alice Feeney sure knows how to write a thriller that keeps you guessing to the very last page. I was hooked on this book and it left me breathless a couple times from the intensity of the suspense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Dementia, and Fatphobia

sarahkois's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Unreliable narrator, which I enjoyed. Was taken aback by some graphic content, but I should've looked for a content warning before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Infidelity

loveistheprotest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.5

This book was very twisty, but it felt like the main focus was to keep me guessing about who did it much more than about the plot. It was fun, but not very deep and I expect to forget I read it by this time next year. Great for a plane ride or a thriller fix, but nothing memorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual assault

staceeyt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Grief, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Cancer, and Drug use

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed trying to guess what was going on, and I was shocked by the ending. 
Yes, Feeney's writing in this one is a bit clunky, but I'm used to her writing and honestly didn't even notice until other people pointed it out. The story was easy to follow and I loved the unreliable narration.

I'm getting tired of the "parent with dementia is actually fine but crazy" trope. I wish it was Priya all along, I would not have seen that coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, and Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty

katesturningpages's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

Very good book! Twists all the way through! Listened to this on audio and thoroughly enjoyed the 3 narrators.  I thought I had the killer guess multiple times but every time I would either switch or be wrong. And then I for sure thought I had it at the end but was again proven to be wrong! Great book! Highly recommend on audio!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Bullying

jennnay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, and Sexual violence

latasharm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

As far as entertainment goes this book delivered and especially the audiobook which features three separate narrators. One thing I love about Alice Feenys thrillers is that they have something or multiple something’s important to say and His and Hers was no exception. This author has so many profound little quotes and paragraphs scattered throughout her books that you could spend hours contemplating the real truths concealed in the text of this vastly entertaining read. This is definitely a popcorn thriller though and believability was sacrificed for shock factor. I still enjoy the authors works and look forward to whatever they write next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual assault

readrienne's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Dementia, Blood, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

ecksit1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Rape

Minor: Abandonment and Dementia