Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

45 reviews

cammiem8's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

An underwhelming retelling, and I really didn’t care for the direction Hawkins took Bertha’s character in.  What’s the point of reimagining Jane Eyre if the “crazy wife” really was crazy and had it coming? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Murder

bash5617's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

A really enjoyable and engaging read! I loved all the plot twists and secrets, and the way the characters interacted and thought. Maybe I liked it cause it was so obviously inspired by Jane Eyre, one of my favourite books ever, although I didn't notice the similarities at first. I wish we could have learned a little more about Eddie and Jane's pasts, but I was really satisfied with the amount of backstory Bee got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Grief, and Medical content

ri_lei_gh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Infidelity

shellsshel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

dez_blair's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Confinement

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

annegoodreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins was definitely better than Jane Eyre for me.  It is set in 

Birmingham, Alabama, and described as gothic Southern fiction.  I didn’t find it gothic in any way (there wasn’t a single ghost 🤣).  The characters were all so good though.  Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates trying to make enough just to move out of her “friend” John’s 700 sq ft apartment.  On a walk, she meets one of the residents of Thornfield Estates named Eddie Rochester.  Eddie’s wife Bea recently died in a boating accident.  Bea’s “best friend” also died in the accident.    Jane and Eddie hit it off right away and before long she moves in.  She befriends all of Bea’s friends in the neighborhood.  While some of the neighborhood girls are quite superficial, most are well-meaning.  Occurrences increasingly raise Jane’s suspicions and luckily she has street smarts.  The ending to this was so good.  It was kind of predictable but so satisfying.  I can’t wait to read Rachel Hawkin’s newest Reckless Girls.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexism

kaitlynk_thatpageturninglife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

gbonnette's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Violence

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship