Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

4 reviews

kayleighoneillonwheels's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Drug abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Pedophilia

decie's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

I hate books with relentless graphic details that are only there for shock value. and this book was really, really fucked up and loud about it, and sticking with it felt like a trust fall. I don't know if it needed the level of intensity it had to accomplish what it did, but I honestly feel like everything came together in the end and nothing was included solely to be shocking.

also - I don't think this is meant to be taken literally, and my rating would be significantly lower if had read it as a straight up culty murder mystery novel. but as an allegory/dramatization of existing power structures and corruption??? oh my god. yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Incest

Moderate: Drug use

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

This was a really unique read for me and I really enjoyed it! I highly recommend reading the TWs before embarking because the content definitely shocked me having only read the description. Winstead did a great job of building tension and tying together all the different parts of the story. My biggest complaint is

the trope of "I can't hurt the bad guys" from the MC after Nicole's death in the woods but then somehow she's just fine axing the Don in the head? I personally camt stand the "I won't stoop to their level/can't hurt them" trope but especially paired with the ending it was odd. I would have liked the ending much better if the scene in the woods went differently.

 

Also, I've started to get annoyed with the trend of unique inserts between chapters but I really loved the podcast interview inserts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Trafficking and Incest

alykate's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Incest, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Self harm, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Adult/minor relationship