Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

15 reviews

katosta8815's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death

andrearbooks's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

What I love about a Sally Hepworth thriller (and this is the sixth one I've read) is that you're going to get a good twist. And you always think you know what said twist is, but nope, you never do. The one in this one was definitely unexpected. This isn't my favorite of her novels, but it absolutely still kept me reading in one sitting because I had to see the secrets come undone and truth revealed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-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

3.75

This one was twisty as heck!  I thought it was a really interesting look at post-partum depression and how the mental illness itself may last for months, but a person's actions and memories can last for much, much longer. I was hoping that we'd get a bi girly in this book, but alas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Abandonment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, and Sexual content

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Infertility, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Sexual content, and Cursing

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

I'm not sure that Hepworth does the greatest twists, but I love how much she integrates the mystery with the characters and I felt like this one was almost too cluttered with the POVs, until it felt like it all paid off. I love some good use of foils!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

_skyler's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Sally Hepworth writes such beautifully real and flawed characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

beetee719's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

pookiee's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

the domestic drama aspect is enjoyable but the mystery reveal is nonsense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Pregnancy and Forced institutionalization

slucchesi06's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

carlytenille's review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy