Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

46 reviews

nova_lilias's review against another edition

3.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide

the_castle_library's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious tense slow-paced

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It is a multi perspective style book. It was super easy to read until the HUGE plot twist that makes you question the perspective you take on the characters and everything you THINK you know about them!!

I don't want to give anything away because it is just so well written and a MUST READ, in my opinion, but it's about a husband and wife who aren't quite happy in their marriage, but not 100% sure they're ready to walk away either, so they go on a weekend getaway to try to save their relationship. The getaway location is an abandoned, secluded chapel that was converted into a home. My rating for overall spookiness is 👻👻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide

zeynus's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment

mal_reads_books's review against another edition

1.0

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

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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: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness

Minor: Animal death, Suicide

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.

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loved it. Gripped me from start to finish and had so many fun twists and turns that were unexpected. Read in 24 hours!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

bessadams's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Car accident, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide, Blood

daniallreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder

opplecopter's review against another edition

3.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide

Minor: Animal death

nursestern's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A twisty tale from start to finish, each time you think you have the story figured out there is a new twist. Feeney gives the reader quite the rollercoaster ride through this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism

cayleybp's review against another edition

4.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Murder