Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The One by John Marrs

97 reviews

risaleel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

pla_333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage and Stalking

katofalltrades's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, and Infidelity

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Murder

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death, Body horror, Terminal illness, Cancer, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Miscarriage

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Cursing

lawebz's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, and Infertility

themoodreader'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Stalking, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

dilani's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

very addictive and compelling…I wasn’t expecting to be hooked liked this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Cancer

Minor: Infertility, Abortion, and Infidelity

anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I have very mixed feelings on this one.  It took me a long time to read, just because I didn't care about the story until about the halfway mark.  I loved the short chapters.  The topic was extremely interesting, and I kept finding myself wondering what I would do if this technology was available in our world.

I liked the fact that we followed a lot of different characters to see how they reacted to this technology, but I didn't connect with them like I wanted to.  They felt very one dimensional.

My rating is for how thought provoking I thought this one was.  In the end, I did enjoy it, but it just wasn't as good as I was expecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness

missbeetle's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Child death, Blood, and Infidelity

brandilovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If a simple DNA swab could find your soul mate,  would you do it?   What if your soul mate could be the same sex as you?  Or a generation older or younger than you?   Or be mentally handicapped?  Or have severe psychological problems?  Would you do it if you were single so you could eliminate all the Mr/Ms Wrongs before you found Mr/Ms Right?  What if you were in a relationship that you knew was "the one"?  Would you get tested to verify it?

The One takes place 10 years after this groundbreaking test became public.  Millions across the world have been tested.  The One follows 5 people who get their match.  A woman whose match is across the world, a CEO who always puts her business first,  a man who is pressured by his fiance to take the test to prove they are soul mates, a woman who attends her match's memorial after getting matched, and a psychopath who is in the middle of a murder spree.

There is so much more I could say,  but I don't want to give anything away.   

I enjoyed not only the "what if's" raised by the premise but the way each story unfolded.  They were all completely different and each had parts that were completely unexpected. 

Definitely recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, and Toxic relationship