Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

29 reviews

emilyjamison14's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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

3.75

I love Elin Hildenbrand’s descriptions in this novel - of the food and landscape especially. She does backstory so well and the flashbacks really transport you to the respective time and place. She also has a great grasp of the current zeitgeist and the pop culture references in the present keep things fresh.
This is a great vacation read and I liked the various struggles each character was doing through, as well as how they wrapped up in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

wangela's review

reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual assault

theabee's review

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Car accident

angietravel's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Ok story about a widow who invites 4 friends to a girls weekend. 
A big cast of characters, all wildly different. Lots of flash backs. Lots of drama.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Death

samcanuel's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

What a delightful tale of the drama amongst a group of women on Nantucket! I wish I was drinking a margarita on a beach while reading this. The premise was really interesting and well executed. All of the characters were fleshed out and felt like real women. There were turns every other chapter that kept me hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

kiwichill's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

An enjoyable book about women's friendships

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Outing, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Stalking, and Sexual content

karolinez's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

kaylahcc's review against another edition

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Cancer

knmeiss's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

Not my favorite Elin Hilderbrand book. Felt a bit slow and predictable and I didn’t fall in love with the characters. Having grown up on Cape Cod it was a fun little read and would recommend for a beach or pool day. Wouldn’t read again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent