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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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Death of parent
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, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death
marselise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, 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, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder
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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Medical content, and Pregnancy
belacqua's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
selkelite'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
3.25
Having read a couple of her other novels, it’s interesting to note just how obsessed she is with siblings, especially siblings who swap places in the plot and hide deep dark secrets about their relationship with each other. I’m not sure the ‘twists’ here were entirely successful — but I did feel the characters strongly as whole people, which is impressive when the plot is quite so outlandish as it is here.
Side note: this book needs an enormous trigger warning for animal cruelty and animal death.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy
aformeracceleratedreader's review
4.0
Quite enjoyed this. The twists and turns kept me interested along with the sister dynamic. Will def be checking out more from the author.
If you choose to listen to audio with the ebook, just a heads-up some wording is different from each other. Minor differences but could potentially throw someone off
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
Minor: Murder
seekaymack's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Miscarriage