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stacylazodeiss's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
savijax's review
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Medical content, Child death, Death, and Infertility
Minor: Infidelity
abigail_moffat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Infertility
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
rain_97's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
A wonderful debut. This book examines family ties, love, trust, and forgiveness. The novel is told from 2 main perspectives- the sisters Martha, whose baby is dead, and Becky, her sister who is accused of murdering her niece. The author did a great job of alternately going from past to present making the reader think. I am impressed that I knew from a little before the halfway point how the book was going to end…
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death
emily842752's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infertility, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Blood
sefkhet's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.5
This is dark, and compelling, and really well-written. It’s also a book about a dead baby that impressively manages not to be a hideous fictional example of tragedy porn (for real life examples of how to do a big thing badly, see media coverage of the Louise Woodward and Casey Anthony trials).
Particular props for nuanced relationship dynamics among the main characters that feel very real, and for the best-written and most accurate ED resus scene I’ve seen dramatised.
Particular props for nuanced relationship dynamics among the main characters that feel very real, and for the best-written and most accurate ED resus scene I’ve seen dramatised.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
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