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jazhandz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Self harm, Gun violence, Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: War, Dementia, Medical content, Alcohol, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Car accident, Murder, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury
Most of the self-harm serves an in-story purpose, rather than being the result of mental illness. Additional CWs for extreme depictions of life under nuclear attack and trauma when faced with an apocalyptic scenario.leegray's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Murder, Terminal illness, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Car accident, Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence
schnaucl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Car accident, Violence, War, Death, Dementia, Alcohol, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Grief, Alcoholism, and Medical content
gondorgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Grief, Violence, Genocide, Blood, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, War, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
libby_herz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Car accident, Child death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Dementia
Minor: Sexual content
tungstenmouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Dementia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
adaora_ble's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really liked how they built up the mystery and the internal logic of the universe of what exactly was going on, despite the blurb I wasn't really certain what I was getting myself into so it was nice to learn alongside the characters and get the same life plot twists that they do when they're thrown into crazy situations.
I really liked the characters, I was a bit worried I wouldn't like Detective Barry Sutton because he's a divorced dad with a dead daughter and he just felt like every action guy ever + he also reminded me of another detective from a book that ended up sucking but he really grew on me, he became my favourite character from the book although it terms of likeable characters there wasn't a huge number to chose from. The other main character Helena is heartbreaking because she only ever tried to do good and everyone else kept getting in the way of that.
The side characters felt very real and the thriller elements felt just sinister enough to leave you guessing what was going on. I definitely recommend this book if you like detective stories, sci-fi or just a two people going through life and learning from their mistakes.
There's a definitive shift in the trajectory of the plot that was slightly jarring because it felt very much like Part 1 and Part 2 but they tie together in the end by being a story of Barry's character development and him understanding his own role in his interpersonal relationships. It was very much his second chance at the life that he wanted. The last 3rd of the book was way more hardcore than the rest of it, more grisly but it was necessary for the story and to drive home how hard everyone was trying to work to a good ending.
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, Genocide, Kidnapping, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug use, War, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, War, Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Violence, and Toxic friendship
bookalook's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Dementia, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and War