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zlizzyv'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Blood, Car accident, Body horror, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Grief, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use
alisonvh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore
tweesee_93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, and Car accident
Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, and Torture
Minor: Suicide
xxkatastrophe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
thebookpaiges'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
Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts
leebeeloves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cursing, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, and Drug abuse
ambermahalia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
emilygv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
There was a point early on at which I'd debated dropping this book (the very beginning, aside from the wonderful first chapter that had me hooked, I found to be a bit slow. purely personal preference), and (aside from that) Hawthorne's sudden
I'm definitely a fan of Horowitz's writing style. I'm not even quite sure what it is (the descriptions? the balance of dialogue? the vocabulary choices?), but it stood out to me so much that I had to make note of it.
There's definitely some big Agatha Christie vibes that I got while reading, which I loved. And I'm almost embarrassed to say that I didn't realize the whole Holmes/Watson dynamic was intentional for several chapters.
I loved how even the smallest details in the descriptions ended up contributing to the big reveal. I didn't figure it out myself, but it was fun looking through all the early chapters to come to some smaller realizations that Horowitz would proceed to describe in the following pages.
Horowitz the narrator being a self insert character took some getting used to, especially with a few lengthy descriptions of his other projects thrown in, but the insights that came along with it really added to the experience in my personal opinion (though I've read some reviews with the opposite point of view).
I've already placed a hold on the next book in the series!
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
bluejayreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, and Homophobia
Moderate: Child death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent