Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

17 reviews

hudsononaux's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Grief, Stalking, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

cyndi1966's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cancer, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Death, Infidelity, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcohol

blueyogi's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Blood, Cancer, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Infertility, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

thebigq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Fun twisty thriller, didn't see the end coming! The alternating POVs of Marissa and Avery work really well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Terminal illness

3readingcircus's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Moderate: Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, and Cancer

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Rape, and Infertility

nurseann7161's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Murder, Body shaming, Death, Terminal illness, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Infertility

clevelandbookgirl's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Cancer, Murder, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Grief

axkerti's review

I just couldn't deal with the story, the plot was absolutely dragging and while I finally got one question answered when I DNF'd there was literally no energy left to the book. I was bored and I was starting slump. Chances of ever giving this book another try are really slim.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Death, Infidelity, Stalking, and Infertility

Minor: Sexual content

polarplays220's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This was a spontaneous read for me while I was on vacation and it was a great book for that (albeit, a little stressful due to its suspense!) I didn’t see all twists coming and so the book definitely kept me on my toes and interested! I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed and came out at you all-at-once but that’s a minor critique. The DC references felt a bit heavy handed and at times I felt like the switching back between narrators were a bit clunky, which is why my review puts this book in the 3-star range. Ultimately it was a book that kept me interested and engaged on vacation which is exactly what I was looking for.   

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Infertility, Death, Stalking, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, and Bullying

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content