Reviews tagging 'Death'

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

41 reviews

lottiemilne's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

slow, very hard to get into but the ending was very good imo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Suicide

klaine_shipper63'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, and Blood

anger566'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

word_wandering's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

paigespages08's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

THAT ENDING CAME OUT OF NO WHERE, VERY GOOD BUT UNEXPECTED. its a really messed up book but in a good way. you should definitely read it if you love thrillers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

bootsmom3's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, and Gun violence

readingisforhotgirls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

omg this was very tense and very compelling right from the get go. at the start, i began to realise how much potential it had for a layered storyline and lots of plot twists, and my expectations were somewhat met? i found myself getting bored throughout the middle. but holy shit, it has a super twisted and crazy ending, making it more enjoyable overall. the actual murders aren’t really the main focus of the book, which is what i was expecting. it isn’t very gruesome or gory compared to other thriller/mystery/crime books. also a certain niche in books i love is where the protagonist is unnamed, it adds a whole new element of interest for some reason! i’d say this book is well thought out enough, but it could’ve gone even deeper on a psychological level and had a more tightly woven plotline with more believability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Stalking

katelynprice's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book! The first-person POV was too perfect, and I love that we never know the narrator's true name. I get that some of the details are a bit of a stretch, but I was able to suspend my disbelief and enjoy the ride. I'm super excited to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

kharlagrace's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

brittneyw9's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Torture