Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Você by Caroline Kepnes

36 reviews

victaphone's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.25

This is one of the few books I would entertain the idea that the show was better than the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm

a_alves00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

jessw17's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tezariah's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

This wasn’t a favorite book of mine because of how creepy it was to read, but it did exactly what it said it was going to do. I think how the story was delivered was most definitely brilliant and as Stephen King even blurbed “scary” and “totally original”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

shaunarae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read the book quickly, and I found it very good. It was a good fast-paced book to get me out of a book slump! I read it after watching the Netflix series. It was surprising to see the huge differences the show made from the book, one being that Joe is way more likable in the show than in the book. In the book, he just gives off this creepy vibe and you end up not rooting for him, but I felt differently about his character in the show. Other than that, it gets points for the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jdineen03's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

So good, insanely tense. As a fan of the show I had high hopes for the book, and it did not fail me. The book was a bit hard to follow at times and the main characters were both a bit much at times but the descriptive imagery was phenomenal.

The biggest downfall of this book for me was the seemingly endless amount of sex. It was as if every other page was sexual in nature and many of the comparisons were uncomfortable and unnerving. Some of the book seemed to be glamorizing gaslighting and toxicity in relationships.

Overall a very good book, but could be very triggering if not in the right head space.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Blood

taelights's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

As a big fan of the show I loved getting to listen to the audiobook version. Joe is somehow even worse in the book than in the Netflix show which shocked me a bit because I didn't realize he could get any worse lol. I look forward to reading more of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

anxiousbookclub's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse