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elbauer002'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Animal death, Death, and Pregnancy
ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Addiction, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Animal death, Miscarriage, Blood, Confinement, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
tarfishy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
patriciadm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
jesssicawho's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This story was particularly haunting and emotional for me. The theme of a mother's boundless love for her daughter resonated. But, you know, with horror and generational trauma because it's Catriona Ward.
Definitely read the TWs for this one.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Toxic relationship
lebishop13'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
From the start, Rob's relationship with her husband, her family, and the world around her is bizarre and kind of skewed. You can't quite put your finger on what is so unsettling. Every time you find something else out, you have to just keep asking yourself, "but why?!"
And then the pieces start coming together. And you can't look away. But are they coming together? The two narrators are so at odds with each other, you really don't know who to trust.
I can picture this as movie with a really strong color palette that changes as the plot progresses or depending on whose POV you're in.
There's also some really great unspoken commentary on the ethics of science which was the cherry on top of this thriller.
Read this if you like thrillers with the house/setting as a character, along with unreliable narrators, and a dash of ethics thrown in.
TW: abuse - child, spouse, animal
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, and Self harm
jet_nebula's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infidelity, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Pregnancy and Self harm
Minor: Child death
marselise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal death, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Infidelity
kwoz1008'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
bookish_af's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Confinement, Murder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Bullying, Child death, and Medical content