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The Change by Kirsten Miller

29 reviews

jesikakaley's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Where is the ten stars button? 

Do hate the patriarchy? do you occasionally find yourself fantasizing about P Diddy, some fresh honeycomb, and a swarm of angry bees? Does the idea of Harvey Weinstein being consumed alive by a toxic fungus give you a little frisson of schadenfreude? if so, then sister, do I have a book for you. 
Suspend your disbelief, because The Change is a wild damn ride. 
A small, idyllic seaside town. An wealthy, gated enclave.  A group of obscenely wealthy, powerful, and deeply shitty men. Three women discover that they have superpowers activated by perimenopause (including Jo, whose rage causes things to melt or go up in flames). Together, they discover the corpse of a murdered girl... and the ghosts of many more. 
Vengeance is sweet. And really gruesome. 
I don't know if you have to be female and in your late 40s-early 50s to love this book with the light of a thousand suns, but it probably doesn't hurt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

arayo's review against another edition

dark funny

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

brujakatt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

prose_and_peonies's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

This book was a bit much for me. It is very heavy, even the parts we are supposed to cheer for. I think I was supposed to be happy at how the ending turned out, but I wasn’t. While this one localized issue was resolved, what about the rest of the world? 

I also had some questions that were unanswered. If other women like the three main characters exist and have existed for generations, how isn’t there a larger network of them?  

After certain characters were introduced I knew fairly quickly they’d end up being the bad folks, but I didn’t know how. I almost DNF this audiobook several times but I did ultimately want to know how it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

foresturken's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

had more of a Jeffrey Epstein/Guilayne Maxwell vibe at the end, wasn’t expecting that.

ericamercerr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder

thewraithreader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

The best way I can describe this book is unsettling. A disturbing thriller that was fast paced though difficult to get through at times because of the content. 
I would definitely say check the trigger warnings before reading but I would still recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Trafficking

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

amandaboyer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism