Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

12 reviews

franksreads's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Racism, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

az_makro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

- fast paced and easy to read writing style with short chapter 
- little bit too much about her drinking, but it showed her mental state clearly  
- good plot twist, I was not expecting (author toyed with readers emotions), - but the ending was not exactly connected to the story, it could have been the ending of any story and you would most likely not expect it
- possible to see into Anna’s thought, through both the writing style and her thoughts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Physical abuse

bloodredscar832's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I rather liked this book when I first read it. As someone that doesn’t read psychological thrillers often, I was surprised by all the plot twists and honestly, didn’t even realize that the narrator was unreliable. Or more accurately, I realized partway through but didn’t realize that was the word you could describe Anna Fox with.

The writing was descriptive, which I prefer, however I agree with other reviews saying this book could have been 100 pages less and still worked/ been even better. 

After reading, I looked at reviews and searched up the author, and just - wow. Yeah, I do not support him at all. I know that he probably shouldn’t affect the way that I view the book, but he does. What a terrible guy.

The only character I really liked at all was Ethan, and then the end happened, and umm, nevermind. I was also pretty bothered by the narrator and her constant alcohol consumption and lying to her doctor. She’s not supposed to be having her pills with alcohol, but she keeps doing it and then lies to her doctor about it. And like another review pointed out, everyone being there for her interview with the police was really unprofessional and didn’t make any sense.

All-in-all, it was good for what it was, but nowhere near the best psychological thriller I have read/ will read. If I had known anything about the movies that the protagonist was watching, I would have 100% been able to predict the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Stalking and Animal cruelty

rissafizzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Physical abuse

beesbookss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Child death, Ableism, Blood, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kikis_shelf's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

konstantina's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

An excellent example of a well written psychological thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture

amiexoh's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was so gripping I couldn't put it down. I loved the mystery of the story, and especially loved how the things the protagonist was dealing with were very well researched and dealt with in a sensitive and informative manner. The book also has a great dry humour about it, which made it even better to read, and really allows the reader to feel like they are truly understanding and witnessing Anna's POV and character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Forced institutionalization

kmckibben's review

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Violence

kbergsten's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking