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kerrygetsliterary's review
- 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? No
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Death, Child death, Drug use, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, and Bullying
bookdragonkatie's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, and Stalking
Moderate: Vomit and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
hellarachel's review
- 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? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Murder
chloecam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
Minor: Car accident
amandabales'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
3.0
With that being said, I didn’t see the twists coming. It was a quick read and there were some enjoyable moments. I could vividly picture what was happening in the story. I’m still a Stacy Willingham fan, but I recommend her other books over this one.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Grief, Alcohol, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Animal death
dietriche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Death
Minor: Abandonment
katiecummings1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Eating disorder, Murder, Grief, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal death
starrfishandcoffee'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
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault
astoriareader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Margot grew up in the Outer Banks in North Carolina, and she is starting her freshman year at Rutledge in South Carolina. Prior to starting college, her BFF, Eliza, died.
- In the summer before sophomore year, she befriends a trio of girls, Lucy, Nicole, and Sloane. She moves into their rental home, which the girls rent from a fraternity that’s adjacent to the rental.
- At the beginning of the book, there is a time jump to middle of sophomore year, where Lucy is MIA & something has happened to a frat boy next door. The police are investigating.
- What happened to Eliza, Lucy, and the frat boy?
- This is Willingham’s third book, and so far, I’ve read all three & love her writing style. This one, however, was my least favorite of the three.
- This was a slow burn with multiple timelines. The chapters are short & digestible.
- The characters weren’t very likable, and there’s a lot about toxic friendships.
- The ending was okay. It wasn’t bad, and it wasn’t great.
- Side note: the cover of the book was really pretty!
- I did think this was a compulsive read. I ended up finishing in one sitting because I wanted to see what happened.
- The reveal of the mystery about what happened to Eliza was predictable, and I expect readers of the genre to feel the same way.
- I enjoyed the book, and it is well-written.
Graphic: Grief, Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Drug use, Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Car accident and Infidelity
erincaitlin97'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship