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jclanders's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Eating disorder
wytherwytch'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? Yes
4.25
Now I haven't read any reviews of this yet - other than to say this book is problematic because the victim is a female cartoonist that is persecuted online which doesn't sound a million miles away from our author...
However, JK can spin a good yarn. I was compelled to read and enjoy this story for over 1200 pages. I wasn't even urging for the finish like I was in some of the other books in series that felt so long winded I didn't care if the main protagonists lived or died by the end, I just wanted her to get it over with and this one was longer!
I was fully invested in the story and had no idea until the end although felt slightly disappointed by our killer! I was also disappointed by the the will they-won't they ongoing story of Strike and Robin.
Now on to read a load of more insightful reviews that I will make me dislike what I have read!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Murder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Chronic illness, and Bullying
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia
kcarney86'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Racism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Rape
just_me_abbey'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Death
minkler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Bullying, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
abby_can_read'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? It's complicated
2.0
This is a decent book. Not my favorite in the series. There was relationship development between Ellacott and Strike. The plot was hard to follow at times, and I felt it was predictable.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, and Misogyny
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Rape, and Self harm
kmw2017's review
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
sauvageloup's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pros:
- very gripping, couldn't put down
- characters were interesting and complex overall
- did a convincing job of showing online spaces
cons:
- the sheer pettiness underlying lots of her comments is a lot. the whole plotline is narcissistic. I get the point shes trying to make (toxic online spaces driving innocent creators to misery. bad ppl hiding building up gullible fans with claims of creator's being homophobic/racist/ableist, etc. ppl being blinded by this that they miss true predators, sexists and racists) but it misses all the joy of online friends, and generally reads like shes bitter about the criticism.
- she also misses the very real need for criticism. she mocks "SJWs" but her own views could be called that by some alt right. she's determined to see that fans are acting as a mob with no critical thinking skills, where I think shes blinded by confirmation bias and her ego and lacks the ability to be compassionate and tolerant. anyway. her views are made very clear in the book and it feels petty.
- underwhelming ending, not helped by me thinking for some reason that this one the last one. was disappointed.
- its dragged too long now. think this should've been last one for sure.
overall, disappointing and frustrating, because it was good up until a sour end, much like her.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Racism, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Blood, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, Sexism, Mental illness, Medical content, Homophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming
brandilovesbooks'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? No
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Murder, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Sexism
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Homophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Antisemitism, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, and Mental illness