Reviews

The Push by Ashley Audrain

floralvinyls's review against another edition

4.75

the rating might be off, but i just read this in one sitting basically and i loved it. not quite what i expected, but i found myself to be so invested in the characters and i loved the exploration of motherhood and intergenerational trauma. definitely be sure to check the trigger warnings before though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit

ruby_99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

angelaagk's review against another edition

4.0

this kept me on the edge of my seat. I thought it was non-fiction until the last page.. it would’ve saved me a lot of strife while reading if I wasn’t a big dummy and thought it was based on a true story.

ncelestino's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely fantastic book, while also deeply disturbing in a way that you can’t stop reading.

rachel7588's review against another edition

sad 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child death, Bullying, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, and Miscarriage

carlycrocker's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

ritaralha's review against another edition

3.0

Instinto é um thriller psicológico que explora temas como maternidade, saúde mental e as fronteiras difusas entre a realidade e a percepção. A história explora as complexidades das dinâmicas mãe-filha e o impacto do trauma passado nas experiências presentes.

No entanto, este livro tem mais características de um melodrama do que de um thriller psicológico. A história centra-se em Blythe, a mãe de Violet. Blythe carrega o peso de uma relação tumultuosa com a sua própria mãe, refletindo-se nas suas dificuldades em estabelecer uma ligação com a filha. Ao testemunhar o comportamento perturbador de Violet, Blythe começa a questionar a sua própria sanidade, colocando em dúvida se há algo de errado com a criança ou se está a projetar os seus próprios medos e inseguranças.

Embora seja interessante, o livro às vezes torna-se repetitivo, confuso e cansativo.

akwagn's review against another edition

4.0

flew through this one! storyline is so haunting, reminds me of something that should be made into a tv show

vcthompson's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Another audiobook that I signed up for without truly knowing what it was about, but dang it really sucked me in. Has you questioning how you feel about certain characters the whole time. And that ending?? What a cliffhanger. I was finishing washing dishes and it ended like that?? Had to sit down for a moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Child death, and Toxic relationship

kaylafallon14's review against another edition

3.0

This was boring and predictable. It's barely 300 pages and took me a week to get through. I just don't get the hype.