Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica

5 reviews

ohyeahshebomb's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Okay so I loved the feeling of calling a "big twist" early on and then there being another twist I didn't see coming and so it makes me think, was the first twist even a twist? Was I not just super smart? I'm starting to have doubts... lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Murder

thatonecatmom's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Confinement, and Mental illness

espressoreader's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Gaslighting, Bullying, Mental illness, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Homophobia

nkg202's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

lifebinder's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence