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His & Hers by Alice Feeney

30 reviews

tenshiwing07's review against another edition

Some of the things in this book were sickening. I really wish the book had killed off more characters than it did, honestly (a lot of male characters that were happy to take advantage of young girls, mainly.) A lot of it was disturbing for so, so many reasons, and not in a good way. In a large way, everyone in the book is a villain in some form. You're not sad when any of them die other than the last two. To a point, the real villains are oddly so villainous they aren't even believable. (Like the fur coat thing was Cruella level)

I did guess who the killer was almost the first time meeting them. I kept suspecting it at certain points but the book kept me second guessing myself until the end. Did it surprise me? Yes. Did I think it was believable... ish. Did I like 90% of what happened in the book? No. Did I like the mystery? I'm honestly not sure since I like to be surprised but I'm not sure I liked these surprises. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty and Child death

nessreadsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

When a woman is murdered in the sleepy village of Blackdown, newsreader Anna Andrews is on the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious that she may be involved and then becomes a suspect himself! We hear the story from his side and her side but who is telling the truth? 

This was a brilliant murder mystery that had me guessing and suspicious of everyone til the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Addiction, Car accident, Dementia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Child death, Eating disorder, Murder, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

detailed description of grooming and sexual assault on young teens may be upsetting

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

screechie's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Listened to the audiobook on the 1.5 speed setting in 2 chunks. The main plot “twist” wasn’t a surprise at all but there are a few smaller turns that were and a couple of moments that do make you doubt your pattern recognition. Engrossing for an afternoon or two but I am glad I sped it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Death, Dementia, Rape, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt

enlamont's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Addiction, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Dementia, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

dremmavendetta's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

Loved the plot twists which again were a result of strategic literary device. Could have gone without the graphic sexual assault description. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Child death, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

ana_pmr_silva's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Uma história á qual do inicio ao fim o leitor se cola, até descobrir que o assassino é a ultima opção que passou pela cabeça dele

uma velinha que supostamente sofre de demência

!! Este plot é de génio!! Pelo meio do percurso preparem-se para odiar personagens...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Body shaming, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

tuxedocat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A slow start but wow it was worth it. I didn't see it coming, each chapter spun my whole thought process and I was hooked. 
I really enjoyed how it was written from multiple points of view and how they sometimes overlapped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Stalking, Terminal illness, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Rape, Suicide, and Body shaming

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed reading this book A LOT! I loved the dual POV and the time stamps for each chapter. I also really liked how there were chapters sprinkled in where we didn’t know who’s POV it was, we could only speculate. 

While I liked reading the book, I wasn’t obsessed with the ending. When I was reading I was trying to figure out the big twist, and I feel like my prediction would’ve been a better story line. But I really didn’t see all the smaller tiny twists that seemed to happen each chapter and that’s why I loved reading it! 

This was a really good one by Alice Feeney and she has slayed me once again! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual violence, Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Stalking

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Classism, Death, and Dementia