Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

7 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

This was fine. It's a major pet peeve of mine for a book to keep referencing something over and over and not reveal it for hundreds of pages. Like WE GET IT. YOU ARE NOT TELLING US THE IDENTITY OF YOUR HUSBAND. And then I was really not into the weird transphobic-seeming way that the MC was trying to "detect" that the woman running the boarding house was possibly trans. And then I thought it was lazy writing for the Bad Guy to misgender her. Like, think of another way for him to be shitty. Also, the narration of the Latina character that the book said had a really heavy accent was just not at ALL the correct accent. If the author is going to throw in a Latina character, it feels natural to then ensure that your narrator can do the accent that you wrote? Everyone kind of sucked in this book. Probably won't read this author again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Stalking, Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Fatphobia

enzopudge's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Stalking, and Misogyny

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Infertility, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

ajcirca93's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

miranda226's review against another edition

3.5

Decent read, very fast paced and easy to get through. Knew the story it wanted to tell and did it in an engaging way. Great little quick thriller/mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Transphobia

brit7930's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

Minor: Transphobia

kiikaridino's review

dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

mulletapologist's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Transphobia and Infertility