Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

27 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Child death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

savreads28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Cursing, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Violence

erin_l's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Pretty typical of the genre, with the twist of being a modern-day telling of one of my favorite books, Jane Eyre, but without the hopefulness, wisdom, and decency of it’s source material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

grace33's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Confinement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

dev921's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

I went back and forth with my feeling on this book and ultimately I think I liked it. I did read Jane Eyre a long time ago and I remember enjoying so I do come in with that background (I could see how some people who have not read Jane Eyre might not enjoy this. They are parallels with this having a modern twist). I always thought Bertha was done dirty in the original so I was excited for this read. That being said this book was not what I expected but it wasn’t bad.

I have to admit I did find Jane to be quite annoying from the beginning. She was complaining a lot and it was rough (I did remember that in the original). She got better as the book went on and you start to root for her some. She’s smart, brave, and tenacious and just had a string of horrible things happen to her which kind of explain how she is currently. I like the parallels between Bea and Jane.

I was a bit bummed at first that Bea was actually the villain I wanted justice for Bertha but I’m not mad with the way it ended. I like that Jane and Bertha got better in this novel than the original and it did feel like the right ending.

This definitely wasn’t a bad read just not what I was expecting. For the most part I enjoyed it and I loved the way Hawkins modernized the world and characters of Jane Eyre. It fit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, and Suicide

3readingcircus's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death of parent and Classism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Addiction

buttermellow's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Fun and fast-paced retelling of Jane Eyre. Good beach read or palate cleanser for heavier novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, and Mental illness

blouviere4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Violence