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cnapple's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
All negatives aside, however, I found myself literally unable to put the book down until I figured out what was going on. So if you're looking for a book to take over your afternoon without taking up too many processing cycles, this may be the read you're looking for.
Moderate: Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, and Drug abuse
ash122's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Incest
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
eelin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Death, Incest, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Forced institutionalization
pastagiulia06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Infidelity, Death, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Infertility, Abortion, and Alcohol
filipa_maia'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
I thought that getting through this book was going to be hard... 560 pages long is not an easy task. But the story is so interesting and so well written that all I did was thinking about this book when I was not reading it. When we start learning about Erik's life, 10 years ago, and the hypnosis sessions, we kinda forget about the initial story (Josef Ek and all the killings). The plot is really creative and full of twists and turns and the readers get lost into it (in a very good way).
I just kept the entire book being annoyed by the lack of communication between Erik and Simone: she is annoying by always being suspicious of him (if you forgave him just get over it); he is annoying by not defending himself (by saying the he is having an affair when he isn't, and by agreeing that he is taking pills when is not). God dammit!
Can't wait to read more books by this amazing team of authors.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Abandonment, Torture, Stalking, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Infertility