Reviews tagging 'Torture'

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

59 reviews

oliverreeds's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

Millicent is a badass and she terrifies me. Wildin. I really enjoyed this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Infidelity, Torture, and Violence

lottiemilne's review

challenging dark medium-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

3.5

slow, very hard to get into but the ending was very good imo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Suicide

dannybrown59's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Wow. This was like Desperate Housewives meets season 3 of You. So many things happened in this book that I wasn't expecting. Definitely a lot of plot twists. Some of which were pretty predictable which is why it's not 5 stars. I kind-of wanted more of Millicents side of the story as well. She was such an interesting character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, and Torture

mysterymom40's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide

klaine_shipper63'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, and Blood

anger566's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

kateyber's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity

word_wandering's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

ibeforem's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

This is a wild book where two sociopaths meet on a plane, get married, have 2 kids, and become serial killers. You get everything from the point of view of the husband, which certainly qualifies as an unreliable narrator. The wife is not very well portrayed, despite both of them being partners in these crimes -- he as the hunter, she as the killer. The children provided interesting wrinkles in the plot and were more a part of the story than I expected, especially considering it was from the male point of view. I'm not sure the resolution really holds up that well, but it was still an enjoyable listen and it kept me entertained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

afriendwithfiction's review

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Child abuse, and Suicide