Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

55 reviews

ava_calva's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑.5/5
“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝗮𝗶𝗿-𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽, 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀.”
 

Still in a shock over this book so here are a few of my thoughts: 

- The dialogue was written so well and flowed naturally. 10/10
- Somehow Nick is one of my favorite characters, don’t ask why
- Anna kicking >>>> 
- the way the writing format changes on chapter 99 >>> ah I loved that. It fit with her state of mind and sense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Eating disorder and Stalking

jmullins21's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

Would have been five stars but I felt like the beginning of the book was dragged on n for 100 pages too many

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Death, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Addiction, Murder, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Animal cruelty

h0lyfool's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

the beginning of the book was interesting but slower than i would have liked. 

it started getting more interesting as the story progressed and kept me wanting to know more.
the ending was surprising and looking back, there were definitely clues scattered throughout the book which is very smart.
dr. anna fox is an intriguing character and while it is sometimes hard to understand her, you ultimately find yourself sympathizing with and rooting for her. 
the unreliable first person narrator is a very clever device to keep the reader guessing what‘s real and what‘s not. 
in the end, an enjoyable book that could have been better in some ways. still recommend it.

And if I don‘t want to die, I‘ve got to start living.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Minor: Child death, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

lhodgson26's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

This book gave me serious girl on the Train vibes with the women seeing a brutal murder from the window and no one believing it happened. I did guess from early on that Olivia and Ed had died and that Anna was in denial with their deaths so continued to speak to them. But mystery of what happened leading to the agrophobia along with the mystery of the women in the window had be transfixed. As even Anna was doubting herself and the amount of alcohol and drugs consumed did not help. The plot twist at the end was great with Ethan being a psychopath and stalking her after killing his birth mum and pretending to be the grandma with Agrophobia. A really good thriller and ill definetly watch the film. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Stalking

ireneb2006's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Great book. Really suspenseful, and a lot of great plot twists. Starts off kind of slow, then speeds up at an exponential rate. Finished this book in a couple days; one i did not want to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gaslighting, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Child death

livimw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Stalking

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad 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

3.0

I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the end.

It lost me in the last few chapters when it became a Primal Fear (1996) twist.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Stalking

klubbgodis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Child death

konstantina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

An excellent example of a well written psychological thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture

amiexoh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was so gripping I couldn't put it down. I loved the mystery of the story, and especially loved how the things the protagonist was dealing with were very well researched and dealt with in a sensitive and informative manner. The book also has a great dry humour about it, which made it even better to read, and really allows the reader to feel like they are truly understanding and witnessing Anna's POV and character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Forced institutionalization