Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

27 reviews

soshereads_'s review

dark sad tense 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? No

2.0

The ending is what made this two stars for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Rape, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Abandonment

raelin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I couldn’t put this down once I had started it. I highly disagree that there are any twists to this story though. Even though there were no surprises I wanted to see how it all played out and the story ended. 

I spent the first half of the book sure that Daphne knew what Amber wanted and that Jackson was a controlling asshole of a husband and that she just wanted out so she was making sure that Amber and Jackson got together. When Daphnes half of the book started it was hard to read just how terrible she was treated and how she was manipulated and imprisoned in her life. But if anything, I was disappointed that Daphne was so taken in my Amber in the beginning. I really really though she had caught on earlier.

I really wanted there to be resolution as to what would happen to Jackson Jr at the end. His dad is going to prison, his mom doesn’t care about him and will be poor and resentful. Who is going to care for him? I wish there would have been an added line about how he was adopted by one of Amber’s (real) sisters or something. That poor boy has an awful life ahead of him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

peachynatalie's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, Gaslighting, and Body shaming

tayschwarz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Stalking, and Terminal illness

travelthrupages's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

klavanger's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.5

Part 1 was so incredibly hard to get through and so incredibly slow. Through the first part I could understand “why” but somehow not the “what”. But it picked up in the second half and it redeemed itself slightly. Be prepared to hate everyone involved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent

shaney_swift's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, and Toxic relationship