Reviews with content warning for Rape - Mrs. March

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Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

22 reviews

benevolentruler's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

Never tapped "it's complicated" so much in a review before. The MC is at once, relatable and despicable. She's deeply troubled and the book is an unsettling slow-burn for this reason. Yet it's also captivating and propulsive. I had such a good time with this book; had me audibly tsk-ing, laughing, snorting, and uh oh-ing throughout.

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confusible's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was an interesting one. It definitely has a Hitchcockian feel. It’s well written and Fieto does a good job of getting you in Mrs March’s head as she devolves. I did see some of the twists coming but it was still an enjoyable read and kept me engaged the whole time.

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mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

5.0

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rinnfoskey's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I listened to this as an audiobook and the narration was great, which really added to the story I think. It was slow paced, but built or rather descending in to increasing paranoia. I love an unreliable narrator that leaves you questioning what you do and do not know and what is real. Things like the ambiguous time period also contributed to this and worked well I thought.
Quite dark subject matter and the ending I didn't think was as punchy as it could have been but a really strong debut and I'd be interested to read more from this author in the future.

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will_meringue's review against another edition

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3.0

I picked this up at a secondhand bookshop as I needed something to read on my flight home and it was recommended on the What Page are you On? podcast. My fault for not checking the content warnings but

the rape references were much more graphic and frequent than I was expecting, which goes somehow to explaining my bad feelings towards the book - I've tried not to let that reflect the rating too much.

Compelling at first, with a strong sense of voice, but grew tedious and repetitive over the course of the book. I think this story would have worked better as a novella, with a tighter structure to make the middle section pacier and the ending less abrupt.

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