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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Really liked this one—definitely made me want to keep reading!
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I couldn't put this book down
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief
I can’t even write a review right now, I feel like i’ve been hit by a car. Review to come in maybe 5-7 business days.
I can’t adequately rate this book as my rating would be tainted by not being able to get into the perspective of the main character. I think I felt the way I was supposed to feel while reading, but I didn’t like those feelings.
I found this hard to get into but come chapter 33 and her description of the art gallery, made me ✨uncomfortable✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence
Listened to this. 4.5 stars. Quick listen, moved fast but parts were hard to get through, awkward or tragic. I think the moral of all of these thrillers is don't be a lonely woman, because this shit doesn't happen to the characters in any of these books who act sociably. Enjoyed it though. Depictions of early motherhood felt real, generational trauma felt real. Can't help but wonder if things with Violet would have been different under better circumstances. Definitely a page turner.
It is refreshing to read an alternative depiction of motherhood. How motherhood can ruin a marriage, how a child could favor another parent, how sometimes mothers don’t want to be mothers.
Soooo this book...
I did not love it. A coworker recommended I listen to it and I'm just not sure how I feel about it. She noted she was interested in how I would like this book since I myself to do not have children and everyone she had recommended it to so far was a parent and that might have made a difference in my experience. I was intrigued by the mother-daughter relationship and how the narrator spoke of her relationship with her own mother but when she became a mother herself, I did lose some interest.
I usually listen to audiobooks at normal speed so I can actually absorb the information of the book but at some point I had to start listening to this one at a faster speed so it would be over with. I felt like it just kept dragging on and the narrator's feelings and story just weren't important to me anymore. I probably would have DNFed it had I not been the majority of the way through when I felt this way.
The book built up some sort of suspense that something major was going to happen and it would be Earth shattering. While the death of a child is massive and a huge blow, it didn't feel like anything had changed after Sam was killed. The story just kept plodding along and the narrator just kept up with the same tone and worries as before. What should have been Earth shattering felt like another blip on the radar because the narrator had built up her anxieties so much already.
This book is really not a thriller. There is nothing thrilling about constant anxiety and insecurity in one's actions. That is what you get from this narrator. While I can see why many people did like this book, it really just wasn't my cup of tea.
I did not love it. A coworker recommended I listen to it and I'm just not sure how I feel about it. She noted she was interested in how I would like this book since I myself to do not have children and everyone she had recommended it to so far was a parent and that might have made a difference in my experience. I was intrigued by the mother-daughter relationship and how the narrator spoke of her relationship with her own mother but when she became a mother herself, I did lose some interest.
I usually listen to audiobooks at normal speed so I can actually absorb the information of the book but at some point I had to start listening to this one at a faster speed so it would be over with. I felt like it just kept dragging on and the narrator's feelings and story just weren't important to me anymore. I probably would have DNFed it had I not been the majority of the way through when I felt this way.
The book built up some sort of suspense that something major was going to happen and it would be Earth shattering. While the death of a child is massive and a huge blow, it didn't feel like anything had changed after Sam was killed. The story just kept plodding along and the narrator just kept up with the same tone and worries as before. What should have been Earth shattering felt like another blip on the radar because the narrator had built up her anxieties so much already.
This book is really not a thriller. There is nothing thrilling about constant anxiety and insecurity in one's actions. That is what you get from this narrator. While I can see why many people did like this book, it really just wasn't my cup of tea.