Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Wife Between Us: The First Four Chapters by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

58 reviews

crimsonash606's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This story is a tangled web that slowly unravels with time, leaving you hanging on small details as you're desperate for the answers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Infertility, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Blood

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Stalking, Addiction, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

rachellbc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

Felt way too drawn out, the plot twist didn’t really happen until like the last three chapters and it just felt rushed to make sense of everything

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Grief, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

kates_cupcakes's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.5

Kept me guessing at every turn, I kept thinking about this book when I couldn’t read it, so well written and good tension building. I was genuinely shocked at some scenes and felt strong emotions throughout the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

salamipizza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Car accident, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Classism, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Cursing

qweenq__'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

Really enjoyed the complexity of the story and the unraveling of the plot. Felt like the final reveal could have had more time, so that bit fell a bit flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Mental illness and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion and Medical content

alexishp23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Alcoholism

kaleighmadden's review against another edition

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

pitts1ef's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Classism

potaylachips's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Nice plot twist. Didn’t expect anything. I wanted to give it a 5 star, but for some reason I can’t. It’s not lacking in any area that I can communicate… it just feels empty towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident, Incest, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Infertility, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Suicide