Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

28 reviews

anacereading's review

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

geekmom's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Sarah Gailey just keeps getting better and better at writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

horizonous's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.25

Unfortunately this was too much of a domestic suspense (definitely not a "non-stop thrill ride") with a sci-fi spin for my liking.. I can't stand stories revolving around relationships where you wonder why these people got together in the first place and that's what The Echo Wife is predominantly about. There are also too many plot holes and conveniences, incomprehensible decisions and rationalizations by allegedly intelligent people, no world-building whatsoever and the ending was.. I don't even know what to say about it.

I mean, it held my attention, I read it in just a couple of days and overall I definitely didn't dislike it, it just clearly wasn't the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, and Physical abuse

birdbrainbooks's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

3.8 - What a WILD ride of a book! I suggest going into this one without knowing many details—although note that it’s not for the weak of stomach (gore). Scientist Evelyn has won an award for inventing the ability to create adult human clones—at the same moment her husband leaves her for another woman. Who is that woman? Buckle your seatbelt for many plot twists. This book is sci-fi and a bit thriller, while also packing in a lot of character building and introspection (some of which can be a little repetitive at times). I loved the unexpected turns the story and relationship building took between the main characters and will definitely be reading more from Sarah Gailey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

qwerty88's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Abortion, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Child abuse

kkpwnall's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

amarieb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Physical abuse

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement