Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

33 reviews

marireadsabook's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I think that had I known what this book was really about I would’ve been more prepared going into it. I thought we were getting a friends to lovers romance, with a friend group twist, but it was a book about grief and perceptions of the people we think we know. I wish we had longer with the departed before we were meant to experience grief because I didn’t feel connected at all to the sadness of the whole thing, and it felt more like a plot device to set the story in motion than a deep dive into how we handle loss as people. However, I enjoyed the read and I’d definitely read from this author again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Dementia, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Physical abuse and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

runefactories's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

1.5

I disliked this book. The main characters are a group of 35-year-olds who act like a group of middle school bullies. However, I think the descriptions of grief were very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying

beccaruthe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

lauraeb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

I thought the ending could have been structured better (SPOILER the trauma reveal at the end of the book felt convoluted) but I enjoyed the rest of the story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Dementia and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

lanaaa21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Infidelity and Child abuse

novellybritt's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

all of the freaking trigger warnings with this one. don't go into this thinking it is a romcom -- ITS FREAKING SAD.

lpfoley's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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? No

5.0

I don’t know what exactly I expected to be honest. It’s charming in all the right ways, comfortably predictable, and when I’m having a hard time I could see myself just rereading and rereading and rereading. The humor is perfect, the relationships and characters are just complex enough to subvert a few expectations and the descriptions of grief and self realization are spot on. Such a delightful read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Drug use, Abandonment, and Violence

jilly_k's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

georginainvisablestring22's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, and Dementia

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity

jenn_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but although this was much heavier than I thought it was going to be it was very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

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