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I listened to the audiobook. I loved the different POVs (his, her, killer) of the different chapters. The audiobook is done very well with different narrators for each POV. This book will keep you guessing until the very end. It’s a bit dark and parts are disturbing but overall, very well written and a great thriller. The ending is pretty surprising which is saying something because most of the time, I guess the killer within the first few chapters of the book but not this time. There were A LOT of coincidences and a few small inconsistencies that kept me from truly making this a 5 star but overall really good book.

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tinywitcher's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I found the beginning to be frustrating and slow (honestly, maybe i was confused trying to follow threads?). After around page 130 (almost halfway) I found myself just wanting answers to how this tale would end. I was thankful for the short chapters. I did find the ending to be incredibly well written and satisfying, overall. Lastly, I pulled some decent quotes from this book.
The death in this book is shocking.

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matildaloughtman's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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

3.5

The ending was dark and twisty right until the last page. I like that some characters turned out to be more than they first seem.

But I found that up until about half way through the book I wasn’t gripped. I think “tension” was added at bits it shouldn’t have in the first half; we are just getting to know the characters. But after this point i found myself invested and wondering… who killed them?

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dfmaiwat's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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tenshiwing07's review against another edition

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Some of the things in this book were sickening. I really wish the book had killed off more characters than it did, honestly (a lot of male characters that were happy to take advantage of young girls, mainly.) A lot of it was disturbing for so, so many reasons, and not in a good way. In a large way, everyone in the book is a villain in some form. You're not sad when any of them die other than the last two. To a point, the real villains are oddly so villainous they aren't even believable. (Like the fur coat thing was Cruella level)

I did guess who the killer was almost the first time meeting them. I kept suspecting it at certain points but the book kept me second guessing myself until the end. Did it surprise me? Yes. Did I think it was believable... ish. Did I like 90% of what happened in the book? No. Did I like the mystery? I'm honestly not sure since I like to be surprised but I'm not sure I liked these surprises.

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