Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

22 reviews

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cancer

precy's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

thecrankyginger's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

emilyrollande's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book really got to my emotions. I was angry and upset and supportive and afraid. A really nuanced take. And whew, does Ms. Hepworth know how to write mother drama.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

Moderate: Miscarriage, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

raloveridge's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

Having read several mysteries lately didn't really do this one any favors, as it suffers from a few bad habits common to the genre lately. Many of the problems tied to the mystery could be solved by a simple conversation, an issue I find frustrating in romance and infuriating in mysteries. I also find the "the narrator knows a lot more than they're saying to the audience and will dole out information slowly throughout flashbacks" frustrating as well. 

This was slow to start and eventually I got invested enough in it, but so far, I'm disappointed in the list of recently-published mysteries that I've been working my way through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

lzimmeade's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, and Suicide

paeten_'s review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Blood, and Infidelity

mishaps's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage and Infidelity