Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

40 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.

smurff328's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

So close to 5⭐️ read for me but it was a little slow to get started. Once it picked up, I couldn’t put it down. The twists had me gasping and screaming, truly a thriller. Unreliable narrators drive me a little nuts, so another reason for not a 5 star read for me. But the story wouldn’t have worked without the unreliable narrators!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Animal death

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

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

celina246's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

high expectations, not really met.

kind of confused by Adam's character. The book seems to hint that he's really sinister and plotting against his wife, but then the truth is that he just...what, wanted to go home, so he tried to sabotage the vacation? Seemed pointless to me. And all the 'life is like a box of chocolates' quirky sayings were a little much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Animal death

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

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

As a married woman, I am glad that my husband and I never exchanged the typical anniversary gifts. Though, it was very warming to read the letters describing the anniversaries at first, as the years go by the letters just kept getting more and more sad. Twists and turns led these two back together though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Car accident, Alcohol, Infidelity, Death of parent, Animal death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Murder

d0505's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infidelity

haleybre's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Infertility, Car accident, and Murder