Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Wretched by Emily McIntire

7 reviews

angelofthetardis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.5

Again, please see my previous review of this book for full thoughts, but I'm currently listening to the audio versions as they're about to disappear from the Audible Plus catalogue.

Thus far, this book has had the best narrators of the series. Both voices finally match the characters perfectly, and their inflections and changes in tone to give voice to other characters are all strong enough to stand out, but not so over the top that they ruin the mood. I'd STILL like to see them voice the lines of their character in their opposing chapters; I just think it makes sense! But the performances were good enough in this one that I wasn't as bothered.

The audio does make the story feel slower in pace than the physical read, and overall it does seem like there is less action (but there is plenty of 'action' 😉) in this one, so there are moments where it is easy to zone out. But then, that's good when you're using the books to relax! And it's definitely an easy listen.

I guess I'm not as drawn to this one as the 'good boy/bad girl' dynamic isn't my favourite (I prefer the other way around). But still, the characterisation is good and I like the way it doesn't feel too stereotypical or trope-y, while still playing off of those things.

One more to go (Crossed isn't on the freebie list, sadly...)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Gore, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

hanschub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Addiction

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

So far in this series this is my favorite! The spice, the storyline, the characters, everything was nailed in this book! I was invested all the way through & im sad its over. I loved the cop & criminal & felt like these characters actually had stories that made them who they were. I thought the 'words' thing was a little weird & it had me confused at some parts but other than that I really enjoyed this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Torture

Minor: Cancer and Abandonment

emwalynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

In the beginning, I thought the book would feel stereotypical, but I found that everytime I turned a page I got more and more invested. The relationship between the two main characters captivated me and was the reason I decided to stick it out. I'm glad I did, because the story got so much better the deeper you read. 

(mentions of the story)

The twist of Cody being in the FBI at the end came as a shock to me, which is something I look for in books. I've always been able to predict a twist ending very easily, but this one actually managed to blow me away.

My one critique has to be the overuse of the same sexual terms. The sex scenes were great, don't get me wrong, but could at times feel slightly repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Violence, Drug use, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

xxkatastrophe'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Addiction, and Abandonment

brownylea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Cancer

izzyf16's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Abandonment, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer