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nanoauthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Homophobia, War, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, and War
Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Drug use, and Cancer
maybekp'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? No
3.5
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Death of parent, Murder, and Homophobia
krysley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
briely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, and Suicide
karcitis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, War, Cancer, and Terminal illness
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Lesbophobia, Blood, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent
lilly_anne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, and Death
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Grief, and Homophobia
Minor: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, and Outing
jjreads331's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
novi's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.5
My favorite part of the book is the ending. The very end. I really didn't see it coming and it was great. What I really love about this book is that beside a mystery book, it is also a book about women killing terrible men. I got the recommendation from A Sunny Book Nook's video, titled "favorite niche book tropes & subgenres" and this book is exactly as she described. I really love this quote that Ms. Pentecost said about severing the chain of painful events that a lot of women experiences so that no one need to suffer from them. I can't put the quote here because it'll spoil the story but I just love that message and I want to do that too for all the everyone in the world, especially women.
There's one thing that frustrates me about this book though. The writing style is often not straight-forward. There's always at least one idiom in every page. For example:
"I don't know what flickered in and out of her head while she was coming up with a response, but I would have given a sawbuck to catch the matinee." (I still don't know what it means. I won't google it.)
"Being a pale redhead, I'm a master blusher. But the doc gave me a run for my money." (I often heard about "run for my money" so fine, I'd googled it. I finally understood the whole this after searching through 4 (four) dictionary websites.)
"The police are going to start flinging open closets," I said. "If you have any skeletons, they're sure to come tumbling out." (This is not about real closets and skeletons. Did people really talk like this in those days?)
If it's not obvious already, english is not my first languange. I would say I've read quite a lot of english books but I have never found one that has as many idioms as this book. Is there a word for this style? Or was that just the old american style?
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Child abuse and Lesbophobia