Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

91 reviews

jessyhayward's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I have mixed feelings on The Wives by Tarryn Fisher. Truly.

On one hand, it was a super engaging and suspenseful mystery and psychological thriller that made me question absolutely everything I thought I knew. I had no idea what was actually true half the time. I liked the main character and really, really felt for her.

On the other, though, this book is a terrible representation of polyamory, mental illness, and domestic violence — especially in the second half. If you are particularly sensitive about this, don’t read it. It was particularly jarring (and outright inaccurate) when it came to psychosis. I thought the ending, while indeed as shocking as it was meant to be, was unnecessary and didn’t make much sense. If it wasn’t for these factors, I would’ve rated it much higher because it was quite interesting otherwise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse

lily_peach's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

1.0

An intriguing mystery ruined by the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Violence, and Domestic abuse

jessiv14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Infertility

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Self harm

bookreader22's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide attempt

haleea's review against another edition

fast-paced

1.0

audiobook
this was so irritating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Miscarriage

what_paige_reads's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

Loved the twist at the end!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

rensach's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage

elderwoodreads'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

3.75

I have to give this book credit where it is do, I definitely did not know what was going to happen next up until the final page. There were some minor typos I caught that broke me out of the story from time to time. Additionally, the story stuttered in a few places and I feel like it could have benefitted from one last clean up of some extraneous scenes. I did find it to be an engaging and entertaining read, and Fisher did a great job building the mystery. Definitely worth a try if you think it's up your alley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, and Self harm

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

ettaviereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Mental illness

din0_bot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting