Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher

7 reviews

nachobasic_itch's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Infidelity, Grief, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Chronic illness, Car accident, Vomit, and Miscarriage

bookreader22's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

This book was slow at the beginning and didn't start getting good until the end. Definitely had some plot twists. Overall it was just ok. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Infertility, Grief, and Car accident

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Car accident, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Drug abuse

tbell0211's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

This book keeps you guessing the entire time! Well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug abuse

harpy_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is full of twists and turns you don't expect, and the way that it jumps between two female protagonists is really interesting. At times, things were a tiny bit hard to follow, but overall the book was great. I'd probably recommend it to a friend that is into this type of book, but not to someone who isn't generally interested in this genre, and I might read it again in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child death, and Infertility

Minor: Miscarriage, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

leahsbooks's review

dark mysterious 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

2.0

Let me start out by saying that Lauren Fortgang was an incredible narrator for this story. Her voice was absolutely perfect to listen to, although it wasn't enough to make me like this book. 

There were some surprising twists to the story, but again, it wasn't enough to overcome the mediocre plot. My main issue is that it relies on my very least favorite plot device in the entire world, and paints someone with a mental illness as the violent villain, when in fact, nearly every single character was a villain in some way. The only character that was likable in any way was the teenage son. 

Ultimately, this was a book with some surprising parts, but in the end, disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

fungivibes's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

1.25

I did not enjoy this one, found it predictable and outlandish with obnoxious characters. The only thing it really had going for it was that its a quick read. By the end the author was just throwing out unnecessary 'shocking' scenes just for the sake of having as many twist as possible, many that barely made sense. Also didn't love how mental illness was portrayed and treated in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault