Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

41 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

kaylaannsreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

professormarple's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence and Cancer

lanayagraham's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

For some reason, I found this hard to get into and a bit slow (unlike The Good Sister). Maybe because the characters are not endearing at all. But I liked the multiple POV and bouncing between past and present. So much mystery, but a sayisfying conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

centermemine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

New favorite author. An emotionally hard but good read. Narrator was excellent. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

centermemine's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

New favorite author. This book was hard, but fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

coronationcorgi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Medical content, and Pregnancy

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

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