Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

10 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This one just kept me on the edge of my seat, and it creeped me out real bad. Did not see the end coming, and I was really wondering until the last second who I should feel most afraid of. Alice Feeney writes good shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Sexual assault, Self harm, Stalking, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Gore, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

flore_campion'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Torture

writtenwordwanderer's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Body horror, Terminal illness, Violence, Bullying, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Body shaming, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, and Pregnancy

grooming by a peer

altzheimers/dementia

marareading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

I ended up being more into this than I thought I'd be. I surprised myself. It has you guessing literally from the first to the last page. It is a gripping murder mystery with a full cast (and a ton of triggers, please be vigilant about them). I had previously read Rock Paper Scissors and it wasn't for me, but this book was going through my the traveling bookclub I run in my discord group and I am glad I ended up with it because I don't know that I would have gone with this author again otherwise. this is a fun weekend thriller read. Vigilant moment for sure. Solid 3.5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Bullying

wackly93's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking and Suicide attempt

Minor: Chronic illness and Dementia

ejanephillips's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

serendiptii's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Damn, what did I just read? This was a wild ride!
Deducting one star cuz some parts of the book truly disturbed me and I was left feeling uncomfortable for quite a while; it was unsettling. This book should come with all sorts of trigger warnings.

The end at each chapter always kept you guessing; I was suspecting 4 people at the same time and my mind was shuffling between suspecting a different one after every chapter. 
The narrator's POV reveals nothing and keeps you hooked and guessing till the end. I thought it was very well written. 

I saw some of the twists coming but I was not prepared for that last one. I am not the kind of person who will give a fewer stars just because I managed to guess the twists from a mile away. It doesn't mean the writing is suggestive of it, I just suspect everyone and it isn't the author's fault.

I don't know if it was supposed to be a twist cuz who wouldn't figure out that Catherine and Cat Jones are the same person?? I saw that coming as soon as the photograph was mentioned.

Alice Feeney's writing is captivating as usual. Brilliant storytelling and truly the queen of twists.

Also, I can't wait to see how the tv show pans out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gore, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Torture, Rape, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

Minor: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

lattesandliterature_za's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Feeney does it again😭🙌🏼
Mind blowing and deliciously twisty i read it in one sitting! I thought the pacing was perfect and the characters were each portrayed perfectly as suspects at some point or the other and she hit us with multiple plot twists in true Feeney style! Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

danileah07's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

Minor: Cancer and Kidnapping

tatumlane80's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Murder, and Rape