Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Villa: A Captivating Thriller about Sisterhood and Betrayal, with a Jaw-Dropping Twist by Rachel Hawkins

64 reviews

charlotte_37's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Drug use, Cursing, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

tdawgg07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

A brilliant blend of a fun summer read about friendship with a dark and winding mystery, this book seamlessly combines themes of art and history with a twisty mystery in an idyllic, summery setting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Classism, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Cursing, Grief, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Death, and Suicide

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

lialovesreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

chanlo1994's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Miscarriage

Loved the twists

libabbywilliams's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Child death

mars_loves_books'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Child death and Suicide

staceen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

It took me a minute to get into the 70s plot, but once I did, I flew through this book. A fun thriller that I thought was really different. I was a little surprised by some of the author's choices, but not mad. 

For example, Matt actually wasn't poisoning Em, Chess was telling the truth about only sleeping with him once, and are we not going to address the fact that Chess stole Em's book and wanted to take credit with her agent? I did love Mari's last secret at the very end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity

novelideea's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Infidelity

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Infidelity, and Child death

Moderate: Grief