Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

19 reviews

cmbohn's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

So many twists I didn't see coming. The writing could have been better, but it was a solid story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, Alcohol, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Self harm, and Gun violence

taypatenaude's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness

Minor: Gun violence and Murder

earofthedog's review

dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy

eleanorvearing's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Gun violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I was a little afraid that the narrative style choice was going to be kind of gimmicky, but I thought it worked pretty well. But also goddamn, can women stop dating super annoying and damaging men? At least this is super realistic. The husband is just such a nightmare. The female characters in this book seem to fall into the trope of women being too emotional to remember to be logical. And I do not like that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, and Gun violence

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Alcohol

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Death, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Gun violence

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

pookiee's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

this is a real page-turner! the chapters are short and there are gripping mini-cliffhangers and plot twists throughout. Hepworth delivers really good character-focused thrillers that make you interested in the people involved as well as the mystery itself. I normally find books that flit between the past and present frustrating, but not this one since it’s well paced, and the time and perspective jumps are not just for building suspense, they are relevant to the point in the story each time one happens. my main qualm is the afterlife perspective feels out of place and too philosophical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking