Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Playing Nice by JP Delaney

8 reviews

vivisms_82's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Marvellous domestic thriller. Could not put this book down. Found it messy and clever. Miles is

one of the most devious, diabolical characters I have come across in a long time!!)

The only thing that bugged me was why

didn't the police see that every time Miles felt crossed, someone got hit by a car!!! Like several people. No CCTV at any of the places??! Also they did background checks on Pete and Maddie but not him??

 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Sexual content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

blueyogi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness

Minor: Child abuse, Addiction, Child death, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Medical content, Ableism, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

amydrisc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder

ms3333's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

raysh3ll's review against another edition

dark 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

This book was sometimes challenging for me to read because I found it so tense and uncomfortable. Overall I thought it was good, but compared to the pace of the rest of the book, the ending felt rushed. It seems like the topics the writer wrote about were well researched.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Vomit, Car accident, Stalking, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, and Pedophilia

NICU flashbacks

maireadj's review against another edition

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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Stalking, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

ohkimly's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

this book had me thinking heavily at each action, doubting not only the many “antagonists,” but also the main characters as well. i don’t know how to feel about the ending, i only know i don’t judge the characters for how it ended because i can’t say i wouldn’t do the same. really good book, definitely worth the read. (did not pass the bechdel test as far as i could tell) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Kidnapping