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ivanaacosta'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Murder, Cursing, Grief, and Kidnapping
elinak'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
jennsliterature'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gore, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicide, Stalking, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infertility, and Abortion
mheiling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Kidnapping and Vomit
mandi4886'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, and Kidnapping
maggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I would quibble with a few plot points, which are major spoilers:
1. No one would be able to fake a vegetative state like that without help. Either Jeremy and Verity were in on it together (for some ungodly reason) and hired the nurses to keep the ruse going, or Jeremy is a credulous knob.
2. It took Lowen like more than two weeks to read the manuscript, and that is just...too long. I can kind of understand that, because the subject matter is horrifying, it might be difficult to continue reading at certain points, but Lowen was hired to get into Verity's mind and complete her best-selling series in her voice and style. What better way than to read what, to your knowledge, is essentially a diary? Lowen was able to read the other books in the series within a couple days (max), so she should have been able to read the manuscript that quickly as well. To be clear, I'm not sure how different the outcome would have been if she'd read it more quickly, but it wasn't realistic to me.
3. Related annoyance: I wanted to learn more about this amazing and beloved series! We didn't get any insight about it whatsoever and that was disappointing.
All in all, I read it in almost one sitting, which should count for something, but I'm not exactly happy to have read it. I think the amazing, fawning reviews are a bit overblown - it just lacks the intrigue and innovation of Jane Eyre or Rebecca or (I can't believe I'm saying this) Gone Girl. The sex scenes were hot though, and I'm not embarrassed 🥵🌶🌶🌶
The content warnings are going to be spoiler-y, but I really really recommend arming yourself before reading.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Abortion, Car accident, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Kidnapping and Mental illness
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Kidnapping, Abortion, Cancer, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse
masona's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Abortion
Moderate: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse
Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Ableism, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abandonment
emmamortjones_5'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Death, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse