Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner

13 reviews

hailey_alexis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I don’t know why I haven’t heard more about this book. Very twisty, and just when I thought I had it figured out there’s another one and I was 100% not expecting it to end the way it did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Death

kate_303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

catriona176's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Murder

clairebonney's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is how you write an ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Murder, Infidelity, Addiction, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

kaylinvm94's review

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Murder

evawondergem's review

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

adventurous 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? N/A

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Murder

daniellereadslikealot_'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Twists on twists on twists! I loved this book! Faulkner really knows how to throw in those red herrings and keep you guessing until literally the last page. I had such a hard time putting this book down. The dual POVs of Tash and Sophie were woven together perfectly along the past timeline of Sophie and present of Tash. Every chapter left me frantically turning pages to see what information would come next. Aside from the murder mystery storyline, I really loved the look at motherhood in this book. Faulkner really showcased some of the darker points like postnatal depression, the comparison game between mothers and also the general mental, emotional and physical labor being a parent is. Also this book was crazy atmospheric with its English setting. Highly recommend this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment

lauralizbuckley's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

This was a fun read. Dark at points but not as graphic or gratuitous as thrillers can sometimes be. The author played with incomplete information from POV characters in a way that threw me off at first, but created suspense and definitely kept me on my toes. Some of the scenes and details really threw me back to the early days of motherhood, and it was interesting trying to untangle who I was supposed to feel more sympathy with in some of the conflicts.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Mental illness

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy