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His & Hers by Alice Feeney

18 reviews

boba_n_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy plot twists, Batman! Good mysteries and thrillers keep you guessing, and that's exactly what Alice Feeney did with His & Hers. 

As the name suggests, we get the both the POV of two people who used to be married: "his" and "hers." He is Jack--a detective who used to live in London but is now working the cases of the small country town he grew up in. She is Anna--a newscaster living in London who was assigned to cover a murder in the small town where her ex-husband is living. Jack and Anna discover that the victim was a woman they went to school with, and they both have a heavy history with her. Over the next few days, more people are murdered, and no one knows who they can trust. 

Every time I thought I had something figured out, I was nowhere near the truth. This is decidedly one of my favorite Alice Feeney books to date and one that I'd recommend to all mystery and thriller lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Cancer and Animal cruelty

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

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Cancer, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Dementia, Death, Child death, Car accident, and Animal cruelty

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

emmagf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Gun violence, Blood, Addiction, and Body shaming

Moderate: Dementia and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

rose_reads_at_dusk's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Violence, Car accident, Cancer, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Dementia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Drug use, Blood, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, and Child death

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

emshannon's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Murder, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Domestic abuse

growintogardens's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

More graphic than expected, and too much focus on some of things mentioned in the content warnings. This book is trigger warning central, it's a lot. Surprised me here and there, but not her best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug use, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Classism, Infidelity, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Car accident, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Suicide

klubbgodis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Gun violence