Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

21 reviews

keepingitread's review

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I have very mixed feelings about this book, at first, I was enjoying the book but as it went on it become very all over the place and things didn't add up. For example

when they get the interview with Kelly's stalker Jesse when he mentions seeing her with a cop the cop explains it away as oh it's her husband, he's a cop but in my head if he's a stalker he would know if he was her husband or not just another cop and they don't look into it anymore cop or anyone else in the investigation and that annoyed the hell out of me. Obviously, I know it was done on kind on purpose since they didn't want him to get off anyways but little things like this annoying throughout the book.

The book just turned into a shit storm at the end, and it wasn't a great one it just more made me pissed more than anything and felt like a waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Infidelity, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

kyrstin_p1989's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Oh boy. I did not see that coming. One of the better thriller/murder mysteries I’ve read in awhile. The twist was WILD although in hindsight I shouldn’t have been too shocked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Police brutality, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Toxic relationship

honeywine's review against another edition

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: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Death, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Infidelity, and Death of parent

daralexandria's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Infertility, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Drug abuse

jaylee_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Blood, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Violence, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I had to finish this in one day because I just couldn’t take the suspense. There was practically a new suspect every four chapters. A thrilling read and ooof the way the ending made me head spin. I did find it weird though that Sarah was never a suspect. The wife of a man who cheated on her would totally be a suspect in the murder of a mistress. Also coffee was brought up more often than not. Adam is quite possibly the dumbest innocent person in existence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Drug abuse, and Addiction

nrogers_1030's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Police procedures weren't accurate, but this is a novel... Nothing has to be spot on. I found it to be entertaining and couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Police brutality, Sexual content, Classism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Body horror, Vomit, Addiction, Death of parent, and Stalking

jaydub0221's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Addiction, Miscarriage, Grief, Stalking, Rape, and Suicide

thatswhatshanread's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

How in the world was this a debut novel?!! I AM BEYOND IMPRESSED.

This is one of the best domestic thrillers I’ve read in a long time, and I think one of the best, period. I read it all in nearly one sitting. The pacing of the story just increased with every chapter, and the dual POVs between Sarah, the renowned attorney, and her husband Adam, accused of murdering his mistress, made for the utmost suspense and scandal. Seriously, the writing in this book was incredible. I could barely put the book down to eat, though I definitely had moments of pause just trying to wrap my head around everything going on with this case. 

Ugh, it was perfect! It’ll keep you guessing and piecing things together the whole way through as if you’re a part of the trial yourself. Highly, highly recommend this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Police brutality

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Confinement, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship