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_meganrose's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.5
WTF did I just read? For a debut novel, it was impressive. This was my face the entire time while reading it ๐ง๐ณ No plot, just vibes. And by vibes I mean a look inside a horrifically insane womanโs mind who is chronically obsessed with her obscenely average husband for no apparent reason. Disturbingly fascinating read. 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism and Infidelity
Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
rieriereads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ท๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ
สแดแดแด๊ฑ แดกษชแดส แดแดสแดสสส ษขสแดส แดสแดสแดแดแดแดส๊ฑ แดสแด แดสแดกแดส๊ฑ แด แดสแดแด๊ฑแดสแด แดแด สแดแดแด .
๐ผ๐ข ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ by Maud Ventura (translated by Emma Ramadan) is a fresh novel about a 40-year-old woman who is obsessed with her husband. She loves him, the idea of him, and would die without him.
Stunning looks, a beautiful house, two children, and 15 years of marriage with an ideal man are a dream for many. No matter how perfect life can get, sometimes our unnamed protagonist doubts whether her husband is truly in love with her, like she is madly in love with him.
So in order to spark their romance, she does things above and beyond for her husband. She plans every encounter she will have with him. And do things one may think are already beyond the line. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐?
I enjoyed the short novel. I loved how our main character was unreliable. I also really liked seeing her thoughts and how she processed everyday situations. She analyzes a certain encounter over and over again. She overthinks that she is on the verge of panicking, then reassures herself a little while later. I found it fascinating to know her thoughts, reassurances, and doubts.
Over the span of a week, I could see how the dynamics worked in their family. And many reviews say the ending was unexpected. For me, it was predictable, but it was still okay.
Overall, the book was okay. A read that is fast, analytical, pathetic, and, of course, obsessive. I'd only half-recommend this since I didn't love it. But still, it is a novel that many should try to read. Especially those who loved ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ | 44
โญ | 3.5
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My Rating System
5 ๐ - Life changing, a new favorite read
4 โญ - I loved it
3 โญ - I liked it
2 โญ - It was okay
1 โญ - I hated it but decided to not dnf
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexism and Body shaming
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
auteaandtales's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Fatphobia
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