Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

6 reviews

jashanac's review against another edition

I did sort of read this, but after 132 pages I HEAVILY skimmed. Barely read the rest of it, just checking ends of chapters and ends of sections to see what major things were happening. I was curious about the big secret that was hinted at, but didn't care about the characters enough to want to actually read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Sexism and Child abuse

momsmagicreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Dementia, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content and Toxic relationship

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide, and Infidelity

jeannine's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

I loved the premise. I loved the dual timelines. But there were layers in the story that seemed superfluous or perhaps even added to make the tragic events even more devastating? There was a “but wait, there’s more!” quality in the middle of the book when everything seems to be going wrong for both main characters. 

The mystery was interesting and I wish that had been the focus. Heaping on one sad secondary event after another made this become a bit depressing. 

I also felt that the conclusion was abrupt and not especially satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Grief

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide

ellenwilberg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness