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Widow

Billie Sue Mosiman (1995)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.54

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

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Synopsis

Kay had the perfect life, the perfect husband and perfect children until one day her the unspeakable happened. Her husband killed her children and himself in a moment of madness and Kay is destroyed. She is determined the find out why and discovers the answer is a simple one; because he can. Kay discovers a power within herself and sets out to test the men she comes across in her life to see if they are capable of similar misdeeds. They better hope they answer the questions in the right way......

Widow: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This dark psychological fantasy contains graphic themes of familial murder-suicide and a traumatized protagonist who develops supernatural powers to test whether men are capable of similar violence. Extremely disturbing premise with intense psychological trauma throughout.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include suicide, murder, death of child, death of a loved one, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers drawn to dark psychological explorations of trauma and moral boundaries will find this intensely unsettling.

Tags

Psychological HorrorDark Psychological FictionRevenge Thriller