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beansbooksandbiology's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Stalking, and Car accident
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Misogyny, Car accident, and Death of parent
mganallirt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Car accident
Minor: Murder
rissafizzy'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: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Physical abuse
elmreid'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident
keijiwolf'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail
zoemain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
A couple other things I didn’t like: the constant movie quoting, the huge deal that was made out of an earring on David’s (Anna’s tenant) nightstand that ended up being forgotten about and having no meaning, Anna being rude and suspicious of David when it was uncalled for, how slowly Anna took action, how Anna didn’t check her photos for evidence sooner and how Anna’s agoraphobia seemed to turn off every time it was be convenient for the author for her to go outside. Oh, and the dramatic, far-fetched fight at the end of the novel was ridiculous.
I can put all of the previous paragraph’s listed annoyances aside, but I won’t recommend this to a friend solely because of the snail pacing.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
ksomers'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? Yes
4.0
I loved the film scenes being used throughout the book - it built tension and echoed some of Anna’s suspicions and fears.
I wish we saw more of Alistair deteriorating after Ethan kills his mom. we only really saw him get violent with Anna once in desperation and then Anna mentions him drinking a beer on the couch. I would have liked to see more of that through Anna’s eyes watching the house but also that’s hard because we only have her point of view so I’m not sure if there would’ve been a believable way to do more than what AJ Finn did.
Definitely would recommend this book ESPECIALLY if you’re in a reading slump! I couldn’t put it down.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol
pott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
grave_liminal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
For a 430 paged book, the true tense thrill didn’t start until around chapter 92 (roughly about 50 pages until the end) out of 100 chapters. This entire book focuses on the main character’s grief, denial, and severely irresponsible drinking problem. This book is also almost entirely single-location based on the character’s agoraphobia. While the book itself can keep you wondering who’s the murderer, some find it predictable. I also found myself being correct about most of the plot twists. The action in the story is very minimal and slow paced. If it weren’t for wanting to know who the killer was, I would have DNFed it for the pure waste of half the book.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Injury/Injury detail