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sonygaystation'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
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
michaelanormand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
edit: i just learned that this was written by a man. i now know why charlie was so fucking stupid
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
emmaegerb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Body horror, Physical abuse, Blood, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
books_hay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Blood, Cancer, and Vomit
khum's review against another edition
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Murder, and Torture
katiejohns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
aprilefoster'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Kidnapping
mallory10100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Body shaming
minimicropup's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
We follow a University student looking for a rideshare so they can return to their childhood home after their roommate was brutally murdered. They are struggling with the losses and stresses in their life and it affects the decisions they make and how they interpret events.
- Set in Autumn 1991 on the route from New Jersey to Ohio, USA
- π Switched from audio to digital. The narrator and writing style didn't pair well for me. It made everything seem campy and cheesy, and took away from the suspense. That wasn't a problem when I read the text, just when listening. I'm not sure why - narrator wasn't bad, maybe just not nuanced enough?
- Charlie makes some ridiculous choices during the plot. When she's clearly in danger she doesn't try to escape, but when she's not in any obvious danger she's ready to hurl herself out of a moving vehicle. As her character develops we come to understand the reasons for her behaviour and rationale, but there are moments that still felt contrived, particularly as we near the end and get the tea about what is really going on.
- The ending seemed very cringe, BUT it isn't all that it seems. Can't explain without giving up some spoilers! I thought it was clever, but I could see it being more on the trickster side for some. I think it was justifiable, not lazy - it made me feel differently about the MC and plot.
Cred Rating π€: Plausible + Justifiable OTT campiness
Mood Reading Match Up:
- Touch of '90's teen thriller movie vibes
- Suspenseful slasher turned cat-and-mouse action adventure plot
- Stories with classic Hollywood and cinephile themes
- Character-driven mysteries with unreliable narrators and serial killers
Content Heads-Up: Fire. Vehicle accident (fatalities). Terminal illness (on page). Gun Violence. Kidnapping and confinement. Mental illness (dissociative, hallucinatory, psychosis)
Format: Library Digital via Libby
Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident
minaopal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping