Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

39 reviews

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

While this was a page turner, I didn’t love it. The characters didn’t feel like they had any depth to them whatsoever. Each was described physically and given a profession, but that’s as far as it went. From the beginning there were unbelievable parts, mainly that someone would enter into a plural marriage and agree from day one to ask zero questions and be just okay with being kept a complete secret.

I also really didn’t love the idea of the twist only being mental illness and her ending up giving into the “crazy” by attacking Regina

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Infertility, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Infidelity, and Gun violence

mangofraiche's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

emilyspex's review against another edition

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? Yes

0.5

Um... Fucking WHAT??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

chandlerwood's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

addyisnothere's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

beckyremillard's review

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

3.25

The main character of this book (name not revealed until halfway through or so) is married to a man who has two other wives. She starts to be curious about Seth’s other wives and learns more than she expected. 

This book definitely held my attention. However, nothing was shocking and I found it to be predictable, which I don’t like my thrillers to be. 

The ending was also a bit rushed. We obviously get the reveal of the truth and see who is lying or telling the truth and it’s only a chapter or two of a conclusion without much contact to explain the issues that came up previously in the story. 

We’re obviously meant to question the narrator’s sanity but she barely questions it herself. She’s so convinced she’s right, it’s obvious that she isn’t. It was interesting but I wouldn’t say there’s a twist. 

Additionally, I was doubting the situation from the beginning because it didn’t seem to make sense, so I definitely expected the unreliable narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Violence, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Transphobia

caties_books's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

chels0122's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Child abuse and Self harm

mondovertigo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

hellothereforeitsalex's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Toxic relationship