Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Șoaptele by Ashley Audrain

143 reviews

thingsreadinbed's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

5.0

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ghiblireads's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed this book! The writing was great and I liked that we got POVs from each of the women involved. The short chapters made it easy to read and I had a hard time putting it down because I was getting sucked into the story. I love domestic stories - I loved learning about each character, their own personal dramas and how they linked together. Rebecca was my favourite as she was the only one I felt real sympathy for. I didn’t trust Whitney or Blair and their behaviour actually shocked me! The last line was really satisfying but I felt let down by the ending. It was quite a slow paced book that dragged a little and the ending fell flat for me. At times it was repetitive too. Overall it was a pretty wild book that I liked a lot!
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readliketay's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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spaghettireads's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.0

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erindotdotdot's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

Audrain’s writing invoked so many feelings. I wanted to scream at, cry for, and hug so many of the characters in various stages of their stories. Motherhood is complex. And the pressures society puts on women and mothers is immense. Audrain showcases this clearly in characters that crave motherhood, to those that should not have been a mother but became one anyway, and the mothers in-between.
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sincerely_inayah's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious fast-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

5.0

This book was right up my alley. Mystery, deceit, twists, emotional roller coasters. I can say Mara, Rebecca, and Xavier were my favorite characters.

I ate this up. Would read again, would read another book by this author.
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kimveach's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was both a good mystery and an excellent look at motherhood through the eyes of four different mothers.
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rebecca_77's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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laurasalwaysreading's review against another edition

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

4.25

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katiejohns's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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