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drpeeper'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
3.5
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
minimicropup'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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- Exploration of creepy kid nature vs nurture and personalities
- Psychological horror with a cat-and-mouse parent-child clash
- What would you do conundrums with ‘how far would you go for your child’ and ‘how far would you go for your spouse’
- Exploring themes and commentary around communication styles, misunderstandings, parenting challenges, regret, resentment, the dark side of family life, manipulation, chronic illness, pregnancy, nature vs nurture, childhood mental illness, destruction, denial, and trauma
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
klhunter42's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Chronic illness
amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
forthehopeofitall6's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content
hollicane'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault and Medical content
khowey's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
applesodaperson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Anyways, in this book specifically, I like how it was pretty unclear until the end who Alex was going to side with, and if he was going to believe Suzette about how evil Hanna is. It kept me on the edge of my seat, because of course I was rooting for Suzette to survive and live her best life with Alex. The one thing I didn't like was the line about Hanna saying she wants to marry her dad. Yeah that was just a little too Freudian for me. But other than that I loved it, and thought that the aspect of Hanna not speaking made this book all the more interesting.
Also, I totally imagined Alex as looking like Klare from Fleabag.
Listened to on Libby.
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
theimposter's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
kyleeb4by's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content