Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

41 reviews

hollyyy17's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Abortion

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.0

If you like books that read like a Lifetime movie, you’ll love this one. I was expecting a thriller and just got a drama. I’m surprised this book was so popular in my book groups because I honestly wish I had left this as a DNF a long time ago. The first 100+ pages is about Amber Patterson and told from her perspective. I almost put the book down at this point because this part felt absolutely endless. Amber is a 20 something year old pathological liar who rambles on and on about how unfair her life is because she doesn’t have loads of money, material possessions, connections, popularity, power, influence, etc. Poor Amber is just a victim in her own eyes and she goes above and beyond to portray herself as such. She’s whiny, selfish, immature, and extremely annoying. Amber is determined to have a life of privilege, wealth, designer clothes, expensive jewelry, and being admired by those around her along with a husband who is not only loaded but who will basically be putty in her hands. She “accidentally” meets Daphne Parrish. A beautiful woman in her late 30s who has all these things. Daphne has a perfect life, a perfect family, and a perfect husband, Jackson, who adores her. She has an exquisite home, a staff, a charity foundation, and more. Even Daphne’s home, closets, cabinets, everything is perfectly organized, placed, equally spaced, and spotless. Amber of course is furious. How dare someone else have nice things while she lives in an apartment, right? So, Amber targets Daphne with a plan to ingratiate herself into her life and ultimately to take her place as Mrs. Parrish. Lots of lies, scandal, manipulation, and secrets come out as this story progresses. Overall, I found this very boring. There was no excitement. It all felt very contrived. Yeah there was a twist that I found to be ok,  and people get their just deserts, but it fell short for me. Once the twist was revealed, it felt like this book dragged on and on and at 400+ pages, that was a lot of dragging. It didn’t leave an impression on me and the 3 stars I gave was being generous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gun violence and Forced institutionalization

viwilliams's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Rape, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

Minor: Incest, Infertility, and Death of parent

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I kid you not, I was almost about to "dnf" this book. I went into it pretty blind and as I was reading it I thought the premise was interesting and rather compelling but for some reason I felt rather bored. I wasn't really sure how the authors were gonna take the story considering it was about 400 pages. But I decided to continue due to how hyped the book was and because it was just sitting their on my "shelf". So I decided to give it another chance and I'm glad that I did because the story definitely picked up.

I think around page 130-150 is when my intrigue started to grow so when we got Daphne's POV I was a bit taken a back. But I trusted the process and I'm so glad I did because once we got Daphne's chapter I was HOOKED! I was eating this book up and it became soooo good! I loved it! Jackson's ending was a bit anticlimactic for me, but I'm pretty content with everything else. If you don't mind a slow burn type of book then I totally recommend this book. (Very triggering topics though, so please be careful).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Classism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion, Gun violence, and Infertility

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

2.75

Apparently, I have read too many domestic thrillers as I've seen this plot before.  It's possible this book, published in 2017, was the first one to do it of the books I've read.  Thankfully, it was quick to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

nicolesbookreviews'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Physical abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Alcohol, Death, Cursing, Abortion, and Chronic illness

danielle_is_reading's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Violence, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

dizpig's review against another edition

funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Confinement, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Child death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Stalking, and Violence

crystal83087's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child death, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

christine7499's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I found myself constantly reading, but at times I found the fast-paced nature of the book and the sometimes simplistic way it was written to be a little cheesy. Once I got halfway through the book I could semi-predict the ending. Easy read. Enjoyable but nothing stellar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault