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The Villa: A Captivating Thriller about Sisterhood and Betrayal, with a Jaw-Dropping Twist by Rachel Hawkins
56 reviews
acrosstheskyinstars'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
evelyn29's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide
Minor: Abortion
kbreads981'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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death
kotashomelibrary's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
melissa__reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
rsm23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Murder
kyrstin_p1989'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
perfectcupoftea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide
annaonthepage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism
okiecozyreader's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Emily and Chess have been best friends, in some ways, but resentful of each other in others - maybe like high school friends can be. Emily is getting divorced and her husband is being nasty, so she takes the opportunity to go to an Italian villa with Chess to work on a book. This villa was the scene of a murder in 1974, so we get that timeline also. The 1974 storyline is about a group of music guys and their illicit romances, women who end up with famous stories of their own after the stay.
The audio is great (thank you Libra.fm for providing copies to libraries) with Julia Whelan as Emily and two other narrators for the 1974 timeline.
“People are never just gone, after all. There are always marks, always signs.” Chapter 8
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy