Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

25 reviews

rosita's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I was trapped in the book, the same way that the protagonist is trapped in her house. I seriously couldnt put it down, and finished it very fast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

a_robin_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Information:

• Library book & Storytel audiobook
• Choose your own adventure challenge from the Goodreads group: Middle grade madness 

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Review:

What an awesome thriller! Loved the slow build and the twists at the end. Loved Anna as a character as well and really learned something from her.

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Review previously placed on my blog:

I read The woman in the window by AJ Finn. I read this book for the Choose your own adventure challenge from the Goodreads group: Middle grade madness. 

I also loved this book! Going very well, mood reading is doing me good :). I enjoyed this book a lot, because most of the time women get portrayed really annoying I think, but in this one that wasn't the case. In this one, Anna the MC, was very vulnerable and it makes sense how she reacts. It feels way more real then other thrillers I've read with a female MC (for example: the girl in the train). The story itself was a slow build, but I really liked that in this one, because you really got to know Anna well. I loooved the twist! It was so good! Therefore I gave this 5 stars, it was awesome. Audiobook was also very good, highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

parttimerarebookdealer's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

palettesandpages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

cleverhans's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

One day, I'll find a thriller with an agoraphobic main character written with skill and empathy. This was not that thriller. AJ Finn seems to feel contempt for most of his characters, which really isn't my favorite vibe. The writing was fine, the plot was average, and I experienced about equal measures of frustration and suspense. It's a decent book to get you through a flight or train ride, but I don't think this is an author I'll be returning to any time soon.