Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

40 reviews

hgunsch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death, Dementia, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

pookiee's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this is a nicely unique domestic thriller in that it doesn’t hinge entirely on its reveals. each of the 3 women’s personal lives and are interesting to read about as well, as they heal from their traumas. a better, and more serious, Big Little Lies.

brownie points for being set in Australia (I like reading about faraway countries) and mentioning COVID (never stops feeling crazy)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Dementia

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Vomit

the eating disorder is binge eating disorder

gellyreads's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Predictable, but satisfying. I love, love, love how Hepworth creates characters!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Murder

bree_mck's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

bookmhale's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Sally Hepworth has a unique talent when it comes to alternating perspectives and making you question the reliability of the narrator. There was just enough suspense to keep you guessing. I even found myself questioning my own accusations along with the characters. Check your triggers before reading this book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Rape, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Miscarriage

cwinningham's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I was very excited to read this book. I’ve heard great things about it. I was very intrigued by this story line and even the opening chapters. I loved following all of the characters and their stories. I was very disappointed by the ending. I feel like there was a lot of build up to the ending but the ending was rushed. I didn’t guess who did it but I did guess how it happened. I wanted more, I wanted to know more about the characters afterwards. I’ve heard great things about Sally Hepworth and will definitely give her another try in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Rape, Dementia, and Domestic abuse

manda434's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

My actual rating for this book is 3.5, but I rounded it to 4.  I enjoyed the characters and the story, but there were a ridiculous number of issues in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Murder, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Blood, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Rape

bookswithmybulldog'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

jordannecoote's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Originally I thought this book would be like a trash novel of a young woman marrying an older man somewhat like a sugar daddy, however it is very different to what I thought, I wouldn’t say it is terrible but it should have like trigger warnings on it for people experiencing or have experienced certain elements of what is mentioned throughout. I would rate 3/5, has some good elements although predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Dementia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder