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maemarie111's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I love Lucinda Berry and this is my 9th book from her. However, you can definitely tell this was her first book (written in college if I recall). I'm happy to see how much she has grown as a writer as demonstrated in her other books but this one was not it for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
bookstagramsam's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.25
It’s no surprise I am a huge Lucinda Berry fan and am making my way through all of her books.
After I finished reading this one, I needed to take a second reflect on what I read and my thoughts.
Celeste was raised by her mother and abandoned by her father and is determined to have the perfect family. Her daughter becomes life threatening ill and now all of Celeste’s secrets are about to unfold. Secrets that will destroy her family. But she’s willing to go to anything length to protect them.
I was trying super hard to figure out what was going on in the first half! I did figure one part out! Yay me. Berry writes it so you really don’t like Celeste and your heart just breaks for her little girl. The second half though I found myself just a little bored and even more annoyed with Celeste. But then all the twists come out. Overall I enjoyed this book. It was a super fast read and kept me really engaged!
After I finished reading this one, I needed to take a second reflect on what I read and my thoughts.
Celeste was raised by her mother and abandoned by her father and is determined to have the perfect family. Her daughter becomes life threatening ill and now all of Celeste’s secrets are about to unfold. Secrets that will destroy her family. But she’s willing to go to anything length to protect them.
I was trying super hard to figure out what was going on in the first half! I did figure one part out! Yay me. Berry writes it so you really don’t like Celeste and your heart just breaks for her little girl. The second half though I found myself just a little bored and even more annoyed with Celeste. But then all the twists come out. Overall I enjoyed this book. It was a super fast read and kept me really engaged!
akrongirl6's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
spikedscrubs's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- 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
3.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
A very interesting plot with multiple details slowly revealed but no big twists, no ah-ha moments, no psychological thriller elements like you’d typically expect from Lucinda Berry. I think this is one of her earlier books & you can tell in the writing style. The actual story was really interesting but I’m so used to huge plot twists & a story just unrolling in chronological fashion & no surprises feels like a bit of a let down!
A very interesting plot with multiple details slowly revealed but no big twists, no ah-ha moments, no psychological thriller elements like you’d typically expect from Lucinda Berry. I think this is one of her earlier books & you can tell in the writing style. The actual story was really interesting but I’m so used to huge plot twists & a story just unrolling in chronological fashion & no surprises feels like a bit of a let down!
akire614's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rachaellaurenpotts's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely didn’t go how I thought it was going to! Pretty good overall! I just wish there would’ve been a little bit more to the ending!