Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

119 reviews

lilybear3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I listened to the audiobook version read by Xe Sands.  I didn't mind her as a narrator, but I had to listen to this book at 1.25x speed because it felt slow and the breaks were quite long.  The premise of this book is really cool and I think executed quite well.  We learn a lot about Evelyn and what in her past has made her the way she is.  I was personally annoyed by her every now and then but I understand the circumstances.  Each time I thought, "where is this story going? there's a decent amount of time left." I was hit with another issue they have to overcome.  It was slow for me a few times but it definitely was interesting.  The ending was alright, but I'm not sure how to make it better.  This isn't something I would've picked up on my own but a co-worker suggested it and I'm glad I gave it a shot.  I could see this becoming a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape

storielore's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.25

sometimes it’s okay to read books for the vibe and not now what the fuck is going on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Body horror

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

raekit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Smart and dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Body horror

plantedjess's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Infidelity, and Abortion

hgoodenn's review

2.0

Deeply unpleasant to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Body horror

christineparkerco's review against another edition

Made it through chapter 9 with my eyeballs and had to pause for anxiety reasons but I wanted to finish because it’s SO GOOD. Tried it on audio and got through another chapter but it’s just too dark and heavy for me right now. Might give it another try at another time because I love Sarah Gailey and the premise is fascinating and the writing is excellent and the audio is entertaining; I just think I need to be in the right mindset for the content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Blood, Infidelity, and Gore

box_wine_hero's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book, I could barely put it down. It's so rare to have a female protagonist written like Evelyn; being in her head, you really get a sense of who she is and how she became that way. She is clinical and calculating in a way that is usually reserved for male characters and I found her very refreshing. The prose are vivid yet concise, making the story a joy to read despite being deeply disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

pengustorm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.0

Dark and twisty. Realistically terrifying. Evelyn is a scientist who clones people for singular tasks. Her ex-husband stole her work in order to create his perfect wife. So, what happens when the illegal clone wife kills him?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Abortion

paperknotbooks's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Not a book I think I could re-read without the thrill of discovery. Made me question what it means to be human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Blood, and Confinement

tallesttrees's review

challenging dark emotional 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death