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The Wife Between Us: The First Four Chapters by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
21 reviews
_bookally_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Although there are some really dark topics in it like DV, suicide, mental illness and emotional abuse to name a few. I still enjoyed it and normally those aspects would be quite triggering for me.
I actually really enjoyed the characters even though I hated some of them they were still enjoyable.
I also found it quite confusing at times but I felt like that was the aim and that it really added to the story.
I will 100% pick up more by these 2 authors
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, and Infertility
pookiee's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
I guessed a big twist from the beginning, but I still think it was a great one—I’m just very skeptical and thriller-brained. plus this book doesn’t depend on its twists, its plot stands on its own.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Body shaming, Grief, Infidelity, and Violence
Minor: Abortion, Blood, and Miscarriage
Details of the domestic abuse:jkar7's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death, Car accident, Blood, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Classism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Drug use, Ableism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, Stalking, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Car accident, Vomit, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Misogyny, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Stalking
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Classism, and Fatphobia
savagesav25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Physical abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Classism, and Domestic abuse
cbressler80'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Stalking, Infertility, Death, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexism
jessicohen15's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Abortion, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Mental illness
crystal689's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Infertility
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Blood and Grief
marisa_n's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Stalking, Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book had several twists and turns. I didn't necessarily suspect any of them, but I won't say they really gave me a huge shock factor, either. Without saying too much, I will say that the one that really surprised me was when we found out more about the relationship between the dual narrators, Vanessa and Nellie. I was also surprised by the final twist in the epilogue; that one I totally didn't expect. Other than that, I felt that the other big twists were just, "meh."
Overall, I didn't love this book. I'm glad I didn't spend the money to buy The Wife Between Us; I listened to the audio book on Libby. I will give the authors another try, as I already own An Anonymous Girl, and that one seems to have higher praise than this one did.
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Abortion, Cancer, and Sexual content