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disguisedposer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mellove's review against another edition
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.75
martii97's review against another edition
1.0
Potrò anche andare contro corrente, ma non ho capito niente di questo libro.
sarahtribble's review against another edition
3.0
Trying to catch up on my full reviews!
This book is a thriller, so I was bound to be super into it, and it’s also about a cam girl, so whenever I mentioned it to my boyfriend, I just called it “the porn book” and he knew which one I was talking about. This book had good sex scenes, the initial premise was pretty interesting, and I was obviously enthralled by the mystery element because I am super easy to please, but it ended up being a lot flimsier than I wanted it to be. The idea is that Deanna Madden, the protagonist of the book, is supposed to be psychotic and have uncontrollable urges to kill people, so she has made the rational choice to lock herself in her apartment 24/7/365 and cut herself off from human interaction so she doesn’t act on her urges (she makes an income through ‘camming’, and it seems to be a supremely lucrative endeavour). My problem is that Deanna’s ‘uncontrollable’ urges ended up actually being pretty controllable, which really lowered the stakes of the plot for me. She ends up leaving her apartment towards the climax of the story (pun intended hehehe), and it’s supposed to be this whole “wow she left her apartment for the first time in 3-4 years — will she be able to control herself and NOT murder a bunch of people, or will she succumb to her urges????? Stayed tuned!!!!” scenario, but before this happens, she has already interacted with another human being in the flesh and managed not to kill him pretty easily, so the drama just wasn’t there.
Also: I did NOT care for Mike. I hate it when the male love interest is super obsessed with the main girl. Mike is basically a stalker, but the author never addresses it, and I hate hate hate it.
This book is a thriller, so I was bound to be super into it, and it’s also about a cam girl, so whenever I mentioned it to my boyfriend, I just called it “the porn book” and he knew which one I was talking about. This book had good sex scenes, the initial premise was pretty interesting, and I was obviously enthralled by the mystery element because I am super easy to please, but it ended up being a lot flimsier than I wanted it to be. The idea is that Deanna Madden, the protagonist of the book, is supposed to be psychotic and have uncontrollable urges to kill people, so she has made the rational choice to lock herself in her apartment 24/7/365 and cut herself off from human interaction so she doesn’t act on her urges (she makes an income through ‘camming’, and it seems to be a supremely lucrative endeavour). My problem is that Deanna’s ‘uncontrollable’ urges ended up actually being pretty controllable, which really lowered the stakes of the plot for me. She ends up leaving her apartment towards the climax of the story (pun intended hehehe), and it’s supposed to be this whole “wow she left her apartment for the first time in 3-4 years — will she be able to control herself and NOT murder a bunch of people, or will she succumb to her urges????? Stayed tuned!!!!” scenario, but before this happens, she has already interacted with another human being in the flesh and managed not to kill him pretty easily, so the drama just wasn’t there.
Also: I did NOT care for Mike. I hate it when the male love interest is super obsessed with the main girl. Mike is basically a stalker, but the author never addresses it, and I hate hate hate it.
d_ro's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia
tiffanymae2022's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
2.25
mellmeyer96's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely incredible book. One of my favorites, Torre can really tell a story & made me feel like I knew all of the characters my whole life!
cmlclark's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25