Reviews - Appetite for Innocence

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Appetite for Innocence

Lucinda Berry

3.9 AVERAGE

abiwilkes24's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

hayleyjoeann's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the short chapters from each girls point of view. One of those books that would make a really disturbing yet great Criminal Minds episode.

asrose12's review against another edition

5.0

challenging sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

tinsku00's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

meglikesamystery's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

blakefox's review against another edition

4.0

Is the content awful? Yes. But is it well written? Also yes. Berry pulls no emotional punches while also not fetishizing the acts that take place themselves. While I would have loved to see our bad guy suffer a bit more, I loved that the story largely makes him a side character rather than a main character. I wanted to shake the Mom more than once, but Berry also reminds us that she’s been traumatized too. An uncomfortable, page-turning read that I ultimately devoured in two days.