Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell

6 reviews

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abortion, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

abbiexhope's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Abortion, and Body horror

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical trauma

anewton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Picked up this book as a random find at the library. Went in with no expectations. A truly chilling, haunting story, great foreshadowing and use of literature, complex characters and shocking twists and turns. Graphic at times, so definitely not for everybody but I thoroughly enjoyed this. Think black swan vibes but with better built characters and story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion, Gore, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

anna_may's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Abortion

Moderate: Mental illness, Gore, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Suicide

velvetreads_'s review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Murder, and Suicide

bookb1itch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Each Laura Purcell book I read becomes my new favourite. This one did not deviate from that expectation!  I think, because it focussed on well known plays and the theatre world, it held extra appeal for me.  I love her knack for writing creepy malevolence, with just a little (often jaw-dropping) gore along the way.  Handed this on to a friend within hours of finishing it - i need to be able to discuss this with someone else!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abortion, Death, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Gore and Fire/Fire injury

plays referenced include: Doctor Faustus, Macbeth, Anthony and Cleopatra, Faust, Romeo and Juliet