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autumnwhite's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Murder, Ableism, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
susysstories's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Someone (Victor) or a scene made intentionally creepy to set us on the wrong foot is completely fine with me, I actually like that, WHEN followed by a twist/surprise. Which wasn’t the case in this book. I’m always looking for the character mentioned in the beginning and then never again so we’d forget about them, who ends up being the culprit.
So yeah, I found the book a page turner but the end didn’t satisfy me.. Because it was a real page turner, I’m still giving it 3.5 stars but definitely not as enjoyable as Triptych, though as I said in that review, I didn’t find that ending very surprising either, all the surprises were in the first half of the book…
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Body horror, Confinement, Sexual violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts
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