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spellbindingtomes'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
chocolateturtle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
emilyen13's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Infidelity, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Grief
courtneypaigea's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, and Child death
feralbookwife'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Murder, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship
charrrchar'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
3.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Infertility
wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Grief, and Infidelity
bookssupremacy8920's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Infertility, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Drug use, Medical content, and Stalking
brooke_city's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Child death, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Grief
tarynlannister'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
4.0
This reminded me of The Girl on the Train in construction and some themes, so if you enjoyed that I think you will enjoy this.
EDIT: (mild thematic spoilers)
True crime content is mostly consumed by women, and many women are at least partially motivated by a sense that learning about the tragedies of other women can make them safer, that they might be able to avoid a mistake that cost others their lives. The book comes so close to that idea, talking about "the violence" that can suddenly come into anyone's life without warning. I just wish if Willingham had wanted to touch on the complexity of true crime media consumption, she could have gone even just a little deeper than seeming to paint all consumers as ghouls feeding on others' pain.
Graphic: Kidnapping and Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Alcohol, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Stalking
Overall, fairly mild violence for a mystery novel involving or referring to a few deaths. There is some discussion of a mother attempting murder-suicide with her child during a case of postpartum mental illness, and (late book spoilers, but should read if that theme would bother you)