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Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson

31 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Suicide

keijiwolf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Body horror, Blood, Stalking, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Torture, Gore, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse and Suicide

tarynreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

This book was definitely a wild ride. It was very fast paced, and the atmosphere Swanson created definitely gave off creepy fall vibes. I’ve never read a thriller quite like this. It was dark, full of lies & secrets, and a somewhat satisfying ending. I did figure out part of the twist/plot about half way through, but I still enjoyed the book and there were things I definitely didn’t guess! Although this isn’t the BEST thriller out there, I still think it was good and definitely kept me on my toes and made me a little anxious at times (in a good way!), I needed to know what happened, and that’s all you can really ask when reading a thriller! Very entertaining and kept me on the edge of my seat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Suicide

amandapenn724's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, and Sexism

racheliverson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Infidelity

Moderate: Murder and Violence

tearuhbearuh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

1.5

Wasn’t my favorite. Swanson shouldn’t be writing from the perspective of a female to say the least. 
I’m terrible at guessing the ending, and I saw this one from almost the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death

emmaclaire_z's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

kayrenee521's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

literarypenguin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

This was one book I was excited to read, the premise was interesting the setting seemed beautiful. While I enjoyed this book and found it quite good at times, I couldn’t help but find a couple problems along the way. 

The story about a newlywed couple spending their honeymoon on a gorgeous island seemed ripe with possibilities that a thriller novel could do. Some parts of the plot I thoroughly enjoyed while others just didn’t fall through like they should have. I did keep me on the edge of my seat the entire time I read it. 

The writing was very good and the pacing at times kept my heart racing and my mind spinning at the things that could happen and the misfortunes that could occur. 

Abigail, I just couldn’t like too much. Some parts of her I admired but others were just not really that good. For example her sexual history, to me at times it felt like she was proud of her failures with men and she kind felt like a bit of a narcissist. Throughout the story she made some really stupid and not very smart decisions. I would have thought she learned from her years of watching horror movies and applied them to her current situation.

Some parts I wished were explained more and elaborated in more detail then what we got. Other parts I did really enjoy and kept me interested in wanting to know more.

In conclusion, this book was a fifty fifty for me personally. While some parts like the horror and the setting I really enjoyed but the main character and the ending fell flat to me. I did enjoy my time with this book and did not regret reading this nail biting thriller of a story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders