Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

7 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

taylor13's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Gore, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

adamjeffson's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion

gemma7's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A solid three stars.
It was a quick read, I flew through the book in days, however, I did expect something a bit more 'thrilling' or with a bit more depth.

I liked that the man was the one who was obsessed with having a baby, as it's usually women portrayed in this role. I didn't mind that the science was flimsy because I don't wanna be reading a science book!! 

I expected more from the 'plot twist' & ending which was a bit disappointing.

Overall, I didn't love the book but I didn't hate it either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt

avidan's review

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism

cupidities's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

*review copy provided by Netgalley, but all opinions are mine

The Echo Wife is delightfully creepy and sinister. Evelyn's husband, Nathan, left her for Martine, a clone he created using her genetic material--and the techniques and technology that Evelyn pioneered in her award-winning research on cloning. Nathan made Martine to be everything that Evelyn has worked to purge from herself: Martine is obedient where Evelyn is almost cruelly independent, patient where Evelyn is always ready to attack and hurt the people she knows best. When Martine manages to go against her programming and conditioning to kill Nathan, however, Evelyn steps in, working with Martine to cover it up--and, in the process, uncovering other unexpected betrayals.

Evelyn is brutal and cold, calculating and self-serving. She is detached and amoral, so wrapped up in her desire for a research legacy that she cannot even fathom that her research may be repugnant or wrong to the people around her. I loved reading from her perspective, even as she made me feel sick--and that, I think, is the craft of this novel. It is dark and gritty and sinister and cruel, and it is absolutely engrossing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse and Pregnancy

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