Reviews tagging 'Death'

Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti

30 reviews

alysereadsbooks's review

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

 

I listened to the audiobook version of this without reading much of a summary, and I was pretty disappointing. I knew from the beginning that Julian was a red flag and I had dread while reading this one. I did like the exploration of her relationship with her sister and the previous wives.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death

kitkathw871's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The middle part of the book captivated my attention, but it was a long slow journey to get there and then ended fairly abruptly. It took a while before the story even approached the premise mentioned in the summary. The book also went back and forth on what genre it wanted to be. The pop culture references felt shoehorned in and took me out of the story because it was too online. I felt the dialogue was also often stilted and written with an unrealistic tone, and there were many instances where the author's own voice poked through too much, diminishing the identity of the character. This book was most interesting in the stories of the previous wives and Advika was outshone in her own book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting

evelikesbooks's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

motherjuggler's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

fujo_cat's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Overall, this was a nice read and felt satisfying enough, albeit cut short. 

If you enjoy domestic mysteries and Hollywood settings, you’ll probably enjoy this. Expect a light mystery with heavy themes. 

If you are looking for a non-white author or non-white cast/protagonist, this is also a very good choice! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

samanthamoore's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse and Pregnancy

lunarxcross's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

calicornmoore's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death

viireads's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

first half was an absolute 
D R A G ughhhhh

(I had to physically force myself to get to the part about the the will)

but as soon as the lore with Nova started being dug up it got fast paced and I was enjoying it

I guess I just kept on going to see how it ended (which ultimately i didn't end up liking much mainly because of one certain element

the child

)

⭐⭐⭐
3.0 stars for the following reasons: 
• feeling represented and also seeing the diverse cast
• second half of the book was very gripping and definitely a page turner
• realistic portrayal of modern day friendships
• the ending gave me a lil hope for myself because other than the aforementioned element everything else in it was tied up nicely 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, and Stalking

Minor: Emotional abuse

medini_l's review

mysterious slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide