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miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
(at the beginning it may have benn a little bit slow but the end made up for it)
loved that there were just a dozen of characters so you couldn't get them confused and all of them at the right amount of screen time (as well as message M which was more dominant at the beginning but played an important role until the end)
Graphic: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexism, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
alpa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
gemloukay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The was a sharp and witty tale in which the main character reminded me of Villanelle in Killing Eve. She’s blunt and funny despite her murderous streak and you actually want her to get away with it all!
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism
moakham'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
beate251'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
5.0
This is a debut novel? Seriously? I can hardly believe that. It was so unputdownable I spent an entire Saturday in a reading daze, and while I must have had food and gone to the bathroom etc, I have no recollection, I was that engrossed. I love a good revenge novel, and this one had me enthralled. When was the last time you rooted for a sociopathic vigilante serial killer? Dexter maybe? And the ending, wow.
Loved, loved, loved. Such dark, clever, tense fun.
Also, has someone already commented on the nice riff on "How to lose a guy in ten days"?
"No point crying over spilt blood."
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexism
rahanahava's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This book has a great premise, but I feel like the execution was a little off. Millie has good intentions, but we all know where those lead you. Her quest is noble and the path she's on was truly an accident and she ran with it. I get it.
She's tunnel-visioned with her quest and is bound to make some mistakes. However, the mistakes she DOES make legitimately are huge. Like she should've been caught a long time ago. She's also a person who I couldn't really connect with. She's a Debbie Downer. She's a pessimest. She hates EVERYONE (minus her sister and bff and possibly her new potential boyfriend). Like, I don't even understand why the love plot line was even in the story. I guess to create tension about getting caught for the murders, but it felt unnecessary for me. I just got mad because he's the only one (besides Katie) that I had any sort of feelings for one way or the other.
Make sure to check trigger warnings because there's some dark topics being discussed and talked about (child abuse, child molestation, rape, murder, sexual assault, to name a few).
It was a rough read for me (not because of the TW, I don't have any that I know of) because the first like 2/3 of the book I just was trudging through. The last like 6 chapters I was fully invested and things started to really pick up. Millie was no longer complaining. No longer drowning and we'd finally reached the top of the roller coaster and it was all downhill from there (finally). The ending made up for it a bit, so I gave back some points.
Thank you, NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC. These are my honest opinions.
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Death of parent
clarke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I really enjoyed the jovial writing style, and each reveal of information was well done. Whilst some things were predictable and some silly actions, it was relatively realistic and didn't detract from my overall enjoyment. I enjoyed the relationships in the book, especially the "I'd do anything for you" type of love outside of a romantic relationship. Every character had a purpose, even if very minor, and the ending tied everything up well. I thoroughly enjoyed this and would love to read more like it. Thank you to netgalley for the arc.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Incest, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Death, and Alcoholism