Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

27 reviews

honeywine's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed reading this book and went through it pretty quickly thanks to the fast pace and mystery. The end

fell flat for me, and some aspects were just too convenient and seemed to only come together so the book can be completely tied up with a little bow of “the end”

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It is something I’d most enjoy as a beach or vacation read if I had to pick the best time for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, and Infertility

polarplays220's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This was a spontaneous read for me while I was on vacation and it was a great book for that (albeit, a little stressful due to its suspense!) I didn’t see all twists coming and so the book definitely kept me on my toes and interested! I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed and came out at you all-at-once but that’s a minor critique. The DC references felt a bit heavy handed and at times I felt like the switching back between narrators were a bit clunky, which is why my review puts this book in the 3-star range. Ultimately it was a book that kept me interested and engaged on vacation which is exactly what I was looking for.   

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Infertility, Death, Stalking, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, and Bullying

hkburke2's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Quick listen, with the right vibe for a twisty thriller. I wouldn't say it was predictable, but it wasn't very surprising/unique. I did appreciate that they made the "therapist" not an actual therapist from the start so that the unorthodox methods weren't at unbelievable. I think having more of Avery would have added more... Warmth, maybe? I don't know, something was missing for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Gun violence

cassielaj's review against another edition

slow-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

2.5

This book is kind of boring. It starts down the path of great thriller elements plenty of times and then just kind of… fizzles. I found myself finishing it just to figure out how they were going to end a story that didn’t really feel like it was going anywhere. There was no sense of compulsion to any of the events, and the whole thing felt somewhat disjointed.

And then it just ended with the husband being the bad guy? Boring!

I will say, I didn’t see the twist coming, but as soon as it happened it felt like a cop-out.

AND the pharmaceutical company storyline was TOTALLY unnecessary

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, and Domestic abuse

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The hype is real! If you like domestic thrillers, then you’ll love this one. The audiobook edition is definitely elevated by having two narrators to reflect the different POVs in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking, Murder, and Gun violence

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

kfquarium's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Infertility, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual content

roeschcj1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely loved this book and could not read it fast enough.  The character development was wonderful and the storyline was engaging and finely crafted.  I will definitely be looking for other books by these authors!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Bullying, and Child death

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cursing, Gun violence, Alcohol, Infidelity, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Infertility, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Suicide, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, and Medical content