Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The List by Yomi Adegoke

27 reviews

nneka23's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

What a roller coaster of a read this was! Yomi is definitely clever in the way she asks questions and gets you to think about cancel culture, SJWs, and how the internet handles problematic behavior. So many aspects to consider. Such relatable people with relatable feelings. Although the characters’ decisions were frustrating at times, I enjoyed reading this. Great paving as well - I finished this in 3 reading sessions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death

aseel_reads's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

Not sure how I felt about this one. From the get go, you know it's going to be hard for the author to write a complete story, which way to go, will it be a cliche etc. I felt that the author did a good job of showing the grey and the middle ground reaction and action of the characters. The last chapter was such a random plot twist, not sure how I felt about it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Homophobia, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gaslighting, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Racism, Mental illness, Stalking, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

peachani's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, Suicide, Death of parent, Medical content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

ashcanpete's review

emotional reflective tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexism, Car accident, Mental illness, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

sarahjanecw's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

mo_za11's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cursing, Car accident, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Homophobia

jwhit7's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

kailaelders's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.25

I had a hard time with this one. The premise was intriguing but I very quickly found myself either bored or outright put off while reading the characters' thoughts. I'm not sure what the goal of this book was, a large part of it felt apologist or highlighting the possibility of women lying which felt icky. Michael was a terrible man regardless of his presence on the list. I think at one point he acknowledges the way women feel at any given moment and it was like an aha moment for him that went sort of nowhere? Ola was frustrating to read as well, I felt it was obvious she couldn't marry Michael (successfully) pretty much right away, and ended up finding her unrelatable and unsympathetic. I think the book could have spent a bit of time upfront showing the reader their relationship rather than starting with the posting of the list, because then it felt like a battle backwards to convince us of their love and compatibility. Lewis also was a frustrating character; he was casually homophobic in his language and I don't think the "reveal" at the end with

his suicide

absolved him of his accusations at all, though the book (or the internet in the book) seemed to? I don't know, on the whole I think this just wasn't for me and that's okay.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

bpretzer's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

thereadingscorpios's review against another edition

4.0

 this book was both devastating and powerful. it kept me on the edge of my seat and made me want to flip my desk.

adegoke writes about such heavy topics and it’s so so important that she does. not only is this book about the life of a woman whose fiancé is accused of assault and more, but also about said fiancé dealing with these accusations while also lying to his fiancée. they both live in a world where their entire lives are more or less constantly followed on social media.

i really appreciated the fact that adegoke gave both ola and michael a POV, since it gave such nuance to the story. the stress of a wedding was already on their minds. but this? it changes everything.

i don’t want to give too many spoilers, but wow, michael’s friends made me furious. i hate every single one of them. their text messages were filled with misogyny and it felt so real. it hurt and i could honestly see it happening.

the world of media can be such a toxic and awful place, and i’m so grateful to myself that i picked this audiobook up. if you think you can stomach it, it definitely is a must-read, especially now during women’s history month.

the only reason i didn’t give it a full five stars was because the ending left me feeling a bit unsatisfied. i would’ve loved seeing more of those characters we only met at the end. how did they, really, end up in that situation?

as a debut novel, this was a fantastic book. i can’t wait to see what yomi adegoke does next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Addiction