Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

28 reviews

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.0

I thought this was good but I liked Daisy Darker better. I love wintry thrillers and thrillers set in confined spaces and it was great for those aspects but the characters grated on me and the twists were just....less is more sometimes, no?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Blood, Confinement, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, and Excrement

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.

brookee2475's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infidelity

abbeylynn28's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

social_eyes's review

mysterious tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

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

saric7's review

dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

lily_peach's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Infertility, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, and Death

mkchickentender's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

dnlrbchd's review

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Infertility

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death