Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

33 reviews

mal_reads_books's review

dark funny 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

1.0

2 stars for the “twist”, minus 1 star for the following comment in the book out of spite:

"The woman bore her bitterness like a badge; the kind of person who writes one-star book reviews."

Reading this book felt like a chore. The main couple was whiny and insufferable. Everyone was a lying POS except for Bob the Dog. The buildup was extremely slow and boring; nothing happened until about 60-70% in. I didn’t feel the tension that was supposed to be there. Much of the story didn’t make sense and was laughably stupid at times. I mean, the couple played rock, paper, scissors multiple times to decide whether to get divorced, despite knowing their relationship’s been awful for years.

I didn’t expect this to be “life-changing” or anything like that. I was hoping for something quick and entertaining, neither of which I felt about this book.

Audiobook note: The narrator for Adam’s chapters did a good job, even for the female speaking parts. I didn’t care for the Amelia narrator’s delivery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Animal death

Bob the Dog doesn’t die. Amelia works at an animal shelter and describes the abuse and poor conditions in which the animals arrive. A shelter dog dies, which upsets Amelia.

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

Loved it. Gripped me from start to finish and had so many fun twists and turns that were unexpected. Read in 24 hours!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Car accident, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Stalking

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Minor: Blood and Suicide

daniallreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

opplecopter's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Murder, Infertility, Blood, Car accident, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Infidelity and Suicide

Minor: Animal death

nursestern's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

A twisty tale from start to finish, each time you think you have the story figured out there is a new twist. Feeney gives the reader quite the rollercoaster ride through this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism

cayleybp's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity

Minor: Murder and Suicide

mackescalona's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Animal death, Grief, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Bullying, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

corriejn's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Infertility, Car accident, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Violence