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shaipanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Kinda wish there had been an epilogue but due to the way it was written and formatted it doesn’t shock me that there wasn’t
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, and Gun violence
bringitona'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Death, Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, and Drug use
Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Stalking
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Abortion, Fatphobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Trafficking, and War
juniorgoldengirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Death
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, Blood, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Confinement
miniingrid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Medical content, Cancer, Alcohol, War, Vomit, and Abandonment
april_reads'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? No
3.25
After an exciting start, set in the past, the pacing slowed to almost nonexistent for about 30 pages; it honestly felt more like a travelogue than a thriller. (I have nothing against books centered around traveling, but that's not you expect when you pick up a book like this.) The book does pick up though, when the ladies discover that their old employers want to take them out.
The swapping back and forth between timelines was both fairly jarring and came across as a little clunky. Mostly because the chapters set in the present are told in past tense from Billie's POV, while the chapters set in the past are told in third person omniscient in present tense. Even events that happened before the events being recounted are told in present tense (like when Billie is baking, but it also seems like she's at the airport, or when Nat's grandmother is being narrated about as though her antics are happening currently, even though she's been dead for 30 years). I cannot fathom the reason this decision was made. It made the past sections feel pretty amateurly written, like the author didn't have the best grasp of how to use present tense, and I found myself editing the book as I read instead of, you know, paying attention to the story.
I also really wish we had gotten some sections from the perspective of the other four women instead of just Billie. While Billie eventually grew on me, it did feel like she was too "tough" to process her emotions even to the reader. For that matter, none of the characters felt especially well developed, but I do wonder if that's merely because we're seeing them largely through Billie's eyes.
Now, this is relatively minor, but as a romance girlie, I wanted more from the relationship between Billie and Taverner, even though I know that was not the point of the story, but the way it was executed was decidedly meh. Also, an epilogue would have been nice.
Moderate: Violence
bmpicc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
vonny3492's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny
toriffic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Misogyny
oceanelle'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
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Murder