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turntsnacko27's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
The last few paragraphs of the final chapter had me needing to take breaks to take a breath and get a hold of myself to continue, they were so deeply emotional and a major conflict of feelings.
Overall, incredible book. Only reason I give it slightly less than 5 stars is because I felt the first 1/3 ish to be a tad slower with lots of flashbacks and family history during a time I wanted to know more about the current timeline story.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide, Mental illness, and Vomit
Minor: Incest, Rape, and Child abuse
zarakoconnor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
hauntedantiqueshop's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Self harm, Bullying, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty and Cancer
This entire book is about a pedophile, features a lot of brushing off/under reacting of the abuse, and almost victim blaming tbh.incandescent_ink's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Violence, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
corywbowers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual harassment, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Bullying, and Child abuse
kiddocut's review
- 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
3.25
It’s one of the most challenging and upsetting things I’ve ever listened to and if you skip bits I don’t blame you-I had to skip some final chapters to “finish” this book. <specifically those associated with assisted suicide>
I think it takes great skill to write about this subject matter in a humanizing light without excusing the actions of the MC’s son.
The point of the book is seeing her do everything she thinks she can to save her son from his own urges-even denying the truth or hoping it’s a mistake…and how that rips her family apart. And yeah the MC does stupid and dangerously risky things to do that-but I can’t help but understand how hard it must be with the association of someone like her son.
I think this book does a good job with the ripples of victimhood that the actions of the MC’s son actually does. That it affects every family member and how it affects them. And I think we forget that aspect of these kinds of crimes.
If you can stomach it, (again, it’s not for the faint of heart) the change of perspective is interesting in and of itself.
And as much as I like that, I do wish there was like a blurb or something about the research in this book-especially when it comes to the profiling efforts. It’s well researched but i still felt left hanging.
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Self harm, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Medical content, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Incest, Bullying, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
Don’t go into this thinking there is a twist like I did-I was mislead by a friend suggestion, there *is* a slight one, but it’s so minuscule and misleading that it’s a pseudo twist that has no affect on the MC or her son.fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, Grief, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
carmena's review
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
goodgollymissmollee's review
4.5
I felt extremely conflicted and it really made me think what would I do if I were in Noah’s mom’s position? The answer is that I don’t know. All I know is that this book truly broke my heart.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders