Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Wat jij niet ziet by Sarah Pinborough

53 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.5

I thought this was interesting, and I'm excited to see the TV series version of it. Same comment that I've made about Ms. Pinborough before -

it just doesn't make a tremendous amount of sense to throw in supernatural elements into a very real-world story. It almost feels like not incredibly well-thought-out writing? Like there was no way to wrap the plot up in this world, so it has to enter the next?

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gaslighting, Classism, Grief, and Gun violence

lauramarie111's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Minor: Abortion

kaynic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

sapphirestorm's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Infidelity, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

jessw17's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, Sexual content, and Confinement

thecatsmum's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.75

After coincidentally running into and snogging the man who turns out to be her new boss, single mother Louise has an affair with him, and begins an unlikely friendship with his wife. This story is told mostly in alternating Louise and Adele (the wife) POV chapters as the story unfolds.

Honestly, I think it would have been a better book if it was mostly told from Louise's POV for the first half to three quarters of the book or if Pinborough handled Adele's POV chapters better. It felt like the story lost part of its momentum by allowing the reader to know too much too soon.

A bit into the book I realised I had seen the miniseries that was based on the book a few years ago, and I wasn't impressed by the ending then, and I guess I wasn't now. So, despite the prose feeling decent, there were too many problems for me to rate this higher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization

gellyreads'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I almost gave this four stars because I feel like the magic element or whatever you want to call it came out of nowhere. But I love the evil MC. They gives me Leave Her to Heaven vibes. And honestly, that last twist did get me tbh.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, Stalking, Murder, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, Stalking, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Self harm, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy and Confinement

kayemm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

It's important for readers to know that this isn't just a psychological thriller. It's really a parapsychological thriller.

I think the ending is stupid, personally. It felt like a cheap way out. There were so many other good ways to end it. There were so many ways it could have twisted in fabulous directions, and the way it went just felt... Gross and unsatisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Murder, Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship

mzynda's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Infidelity