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letters_from_gabriella'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? It's complicated
1.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Death, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Cursing, Child death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, Drug abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Torture, Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Car accident, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Gaslighting, Addiction, Drug abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Kidnapping
Minor: Confinement, Police brutality, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Cursing
dexkit10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Addiction, and Stalking
Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism
megansmith'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
2.0
The main problem I had with it is you could very clearly feel this was a book about women's issues and trauma written by a man. Every female character felt seen only through the lens of a man and men's thinking around women and it was so difficult to read the book for that reason. IE, one example - I don't think the book really figured out if these women liked or disliked being commodified as much as they were. Lynnette hates being in the spotlight but she also solely refers to the people in her group as Final Girls (and that's sentence case, because they're a Thing). 95% of this book was just women hating each other, women hating themselves, and some visual descriptions of torture, with a small bit of a redemption arc for the last 15 pages of a 300+ page book. I think I'd be interested seeing this written through a female gaze but also, this book really ruined that idea for me.
The plot felt so messy, it felt like the most amount of changes for the suspected killer(s) in any piece of thriller / mystery media I have ever read or seen. There were so many pieces of plot that felt unexplained or small missing details that threw me out of the moment, which sucked. Stephanie just felt so random and sudden and made little sense in this book. And to boot, it truly made no sense to me for how "smart" Lynette was with all the doomsday prepping she did, she still made a bunch of freaking dumb mistakes. Like, she managed to get her own burner phone but had zero concerns using Stephanie's phone as they tried discretely traveling across the country? So. many. inconsistencies. I get flawed characters are flawed for a reason, but this just felt messy and not thought out.
I will give this book the credit in that I did finish it REALLY quickly, Im not sure if it's because I had a nightmare about myself getting murdered when I had to pause right before bed at the details of Lynette's backstory, or if I was really wanting to know who was behind it all, but I'll let you decide (whoever ends up reading this). There was some solid writing styles, just a badly executed idea that probably should have been written through the female gaze.
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Torture, Blood, Violence, Police brutality, and Death
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Excrement, and Emotional abuse
obsessedteach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Medical trauma
laguerrelewis'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Racism
sunsetcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Chronic illness
ecn'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
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Gun violence, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexism, Cancer, and Death
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Medical content
morgcxn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Torture, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Gore, Terminal illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Grief, and Addiction