Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

12 reviews

marissasa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was full of stress, drama, and trauma. It starts out as a little bit of a murder mystery but gets more convoluted and tense as the plot thickens. Although we know that our main character is flawed and hiding secrets of her own, it was difficult for me to understand why she kept making bad decision after bad decision despite her being a very intelligent and successful lawyer. She doesn't trust anyone (rightfully so) but it was hard to keep up with her after she kept continually lying and digging herself into deeper holes with the people around her and the police investigating her. What happened with her brother made me so sad, and her tragic backstory made me even sadder. The true criminals were unfortunately very realistic and although she did get a hint of revenge at the end, it wasn't truly satisfying to me and I couldn't help but just feel sad and unfulfilled for her and the end of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Violence

carissa230's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Ellice Littlejohn finds herself in a bad spot when her boss and the man she's been having an affair with is murdered. She finds his body, but leaves to pretend like she didn't see it. Now obviously this is a terrible idea. Is it worse that people know you're having an affair or think you killed him? Not a hard decision, but let's ignore that stupid choice for a moment. 

Ellice Littlejohn is African American, and the only African American in any decent position within the company. Every day there are protestors in front of the office, because they are viewed as a racist company. Now it's pretty clear to the reader that the company is racist. Ellice is offered her bosses position after he dies. Clearly so they will look less racist. Yet she accepts the position so she can "try to create change in the organization". While that may be an idea the company is using her to get the pressure from the protestors of their backs. 

It quickly becomes clear that there is something going on that runs deeper than it appears. Yet Ellice keeps going with her plan. When her brother is found dead she begins to finally think something bad is happening. Like she couldn't have been more ignorant of everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Death, Rape, and Abortion

kenziburke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual assault

andrea_2902's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I can’t believe this was a debut. 
I loved it. 
It was so good. I want to reread it already. 
Couldn’t recommend it enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death, Abortion, Physical abuse, Rape, Dementia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Antisemitism, and Child abuse

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Racism, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Antisemitism, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Minor: Stalking, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Abortion, Blood, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Dementia, and Racial slurs

emeraldelephant's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Violence, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, and Murder

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was okay: it had some exciting scenes and interesting side characters, but some of the main character's decisions were just unbelievable

(you're a corporate attorney who hates cops and is actively trying to hide a past murder accusation and you don't lawyer up before you go to the police station?? Girl.)

and it got a bit over the top towards the end. Not a bad debut though. I'm looking forward to seeing more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Dementia, Racism, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Gun violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Murder, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Stalking, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Antisemitism, and Suicide

abookandaspotoftea's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexism, Antisemitism, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Racial slurs

alylentz's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this! I found it to be super well-paced; I could follow everything that was happening the entire time and kept turning the pages. It was also fun to read a thriller in a legal setting with a character you might not expect to find in a mystery! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity