Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

178 reviews

danilebron's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this book has me a little conflicted. i liked some aspects of it, but it kinda lost its’ bite towards the end. also, i feel like this book needed content warnings on the first page or something (maybe i missed them but i didn’t think so).

i feel like the extra twist at the end with emma was unnecessary, and some of the pieces in vanessa's backstory also felt unnecessary. like i think either the thing with maggie or the thing with daniel should’ve happened, i don’t think it needed both. there came a point where the “twists” just felt like okay whatever. i think the epilogue of the book kinda softens the blow of the ending. 

i liked vanessa’s character at times and i think this is in part due to the style in which the story was told. the first part of the book had me and i read that so fast. i can’t say i saw the twist at the end of the first part of the book which was nice. i liked seeing vanessa in the most sinister/unhinged/chaotic light because it really made her actions towards the end believable. once the twist at the end of part one was revealed we lost that side of her so you kinda just have to believe she would have the guts to act how she did. i wish they would’ve played more with her understanding the truth and how she mentioned there was richard’s truth, her truth and then just the truth. 

i kinda wish this book leaned a little bit more into the different women of the story being manipulative or cunning or something! it felt like those things were thrown in last minute for the other women in the story and that we only gradually got that from vanessa. 

overall not a bad read but i don’t know if id recommend
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

madiengen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion, Death, and Suicide

paige_turner1017's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was overall pretty good and I enjoyed it overall. However I do feel there were a few sub-plot lines that were included just to add another “twist” that wasn’t really necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Domestic abuse

cmgreadsbooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

anushareflects's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

A story that follows an abusive marriage with twists and turns throughout the narrative, with themes of adultery, cunning, and domestic abuse. The story is entertaining for sure, but after a while the twists become a bit repetitive. The characters are pretty boring. It’s not fresh or new in any way. A good one-time read. On Audible, Julia Whelan narrates clearly but again, pretty monotonously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

starliteyes30's review against another edition

mysterious 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

2.75

Last 30 pages the paced picked up. A small twist at the end but the author didn’t fully flesh it out. I wish they would have. It took me awhile to get through because of the pace. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

deannav's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse

bookstagramjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

I think the beginning is a bit slow and not so good, but the plot gets more interesting after reading about 50% of the book.

It's clear to see, this book was written about women, by women. Although their actions might be stupid or weird, they aren't illogical. That's something men tend to get wrong with women.

The part where

it turned out Vanessa and Nellie are the same person, was so good! It really showed how she had changed from one person to another. They were the same, but still very different.

Also, it was great that even the very end of the book revealed new secrets.

I really liked this and I'm looking forward to reading all the other books made by Hendricks and Pekkanen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Infertility, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Miscarriage

salamipizza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Blood, Death, Car accident, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Classism, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Cursing