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theseasoul's review against another edition
medium-paced
- 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
2.5
|| 2.5 ⭐️ ||
Okay. This novel was waaaaay more drawn out than it needed to be. I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if it had been shaved down a couple hundred pages.
The case was interesting, because the big reveal didn’t happen until the very end. In the meantime, there were many great opportunities for me to try to solve the mystery and ponder what would be just and right to do in this instance.
But also, it felt so repetitive. We heard long snippets of the case from several points of view, and then the trial started, and we heard it all over again from each person, and the trial went on FOREVER.
In addition to that downside, the story went into so much detail about what Asperger’s means and looks like that I sometimes wondered if I was reading a textbook about it instead of a novel. There were many moments throughout when I felt like shouting at the author, “SHOW, DON’T TELL!” (Which there was plenty of showing too, but the amount of lecturing still felt excessive).
And finally, Emma’s romance… it really was not needed. The moment I read that she was a single mom in the first few pages, I knew there would be a stupid romance occurring eventually… and there sure was. It didn’t even go anywhere, or play into the story much at all at the end. It was a sub-plot that had absolutely no purpose, but rather took away from the story.
Oh, also, ***spoiler alert: why didn’t Theo ever really get punished for the crimes HE committed?***
I didn’t mind the story and plot itself. As I said, it was interesting… just could’ve been executed in a much better way.
|| Content warnings ||
So many misuses of the Lord’s name. Quite a bit of profanity. Murder, blood, violence. Nudity, lust. Sexual references, and a sex scene that was not overly explicit, but explicit enough that I’d rather skip over it. Divorce. Prejudice against autism and name-calling, bullying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
cams_all_booked's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content, Cursing, and Physical abuse
regalreads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Medical content, and Medical trauma
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