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The Villa: A Captivating Thriller about Sisterhood and Betrayal, with a Jaw-Dropping Twist by Rachel Hawkins
34 reviews
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit
vanella's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
theonlybaillie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy
jpellwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Terminal illness
stephbakerbooks's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
This one is split into two timelines—the past timeline (minus the murder) is inspired by Mary Shelley's life when she wrote Frankenstein and I love that for this story. I once again found the past more interesting than the present, with all the complicated relationships between the characters and a dramatic summer that we know ends in death. The present storyline was just okay, though it did get a lot more interesting once Emily actually arrived at the villa—and her and Chess's relationship became the focus. I liked that part, even though I'm not sure that I ended up liking either character lol.
I will say though, with this book being called The Villa, I expected the villa to actually play a more important role. A lot of times the location feels like its own character, but that did not happen here, which was a bit disappointing. The villa just happened to be the place where these things happened, rather than the *only* place where these things could happen.
The ending did not surprise me; I didn't guess it but once I read it, it just felt like the only ending. I do think it added to the story though, definitely mixed things up!
Thanks to Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, and the author for my ALC.
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicide
rbudd24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy
arthur_ant18's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Suicide
emeraldelephant's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Miscarriage
hanlad's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Drug abuse
sleeson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Both of the main characters, Mari and Emily, are equally brilliant. There is moderate sexual content. Moderate mention of recreational drugs. Side note: The transcript of the true crime podcast is hilariously accurate. Hawkins was spot on with the tone for podcast listeners. Millennials behind the microphone all day.
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief