Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

39 reviews

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

4.0

Nina's husband Jake is missing. That's about the only thing we know is true. Nina's friend and coworker Lily told her husband Christian that Jake attacked her and she fought back. But is that really the truth? 

I enjoyed the audio version of this book. I did figure out most of the mysteries early on

I figured out that Ryan was into Nina and that Jake and Lily were having an affair. It was pretty obv ous that Lily was lying. Why would you be so scared to go to the police if he actually attacked you?

However, I didn't think that

Nina's mom was the one who killed Jake! I should have guessed it though because there were a lot of clues pointing to her.

I found it to be a bit repetitive and found that Lily and Christian made some decisions that made no sense at all. I get Christian wanting to protect his wife, but I was really annoyed with so many decisions he made.

Why would you put the bloody clothes in a neighbours garbage?

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

anissawren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Infertility

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

haveyouseencass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Cancer, Blood, Stalking, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Murder

sstewart89's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Medical content

Moderate: Stalking and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Sexual content

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Murder, and Cancer

mrk100100's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

3.0

This was just ok. I was really excited to read it because I LOVED "Local Woman Missing", but this didn't keep my interest the same. It took me a few months to finish because I kept getting bored with the plot and writing...I'd pick it up and read something else for a bit. I'm glad I finished because I hate not finishing books, but could have done without reading :/

The writing was probably the most annoying to me, "she offered a half smile. She nods." Very simple throughout the book. I also felt like there was not a lot of depth to certain characters, like Christian was just annoyingly faithful and I would have LOVED to see Lilly's perspective throughout the book. Definitely think more could have been done

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer and Stalking

jmkendall0218's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Stalking, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

raavi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness, Murder, Stalking, and Pregnancy

baraya's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Infertility, and Stalking

brookey8888'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

3.0

I mean this was fine. It was kind of slow and boring. Most of it I did see coming except one thing, but at that point I was just like whatever about the story. I also hate how we can’t have just a happy couple to be honest like the affair did not even make sense. Honestly I would probably skip this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault