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greatexpectations77's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was pretty solid, but I wasn't a huge fan of the open ending . But this was an interesting look at mental illness and factitious disorder imposed on another . I liked this book better than Have You Seen Her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Child abuse
flutelover32's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Good plot twist at the end
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Cancer, and Medical trauma
Minor: Infertility and Suicide attempt
laurawoods13's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Infertility
pomoevareads's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Imagine finding out you have only six weeks to live while also believing someone else has caused this. This is the predicament Jennifer finds herself in when she is diagnosed with brain cancer. Rather than spend the little time remaining living her life she gets fixated on the fact that she believes someone, namely her ex husband, set out to poison her.
Jennifer has three adult triplets born as a set of identical twins and one fraternal twin. As children they garnered the spotlight in the media for their rare birth and were offered commercial spots and trips to Disney World. When a set of quintuplets were born a few years later, the spotlight dimmed on the three sisters. It was also around this time that the girls were sent to live with their grandmother Bea for six months while Jennifer recovered from an illness. Now adults, the siblings are brought into the puzzle of their mother’s diagnosis.
I really enjoyed this book and was impressed with the author’s ability to give each sibling a distinct voice. The pace was steady with no real climaxes but still satisfying. The chapters are uniquely named after song titles which I thought was very clever. The culmination and ending were not shocking but the why was interesting.
In the beginning of the story there is a brief mention of some of the horrible side effects of brain cancer including difficulty finding words and personality changes. I expected to see the symptoms increase throughout the story but they seem to have been forgotten a bit and only came about in some scenes of self doubt. I was expecting personality changes to be part of the main plot and possibly the twists, if you will, but this is not what the author chose to do.
This book could be very triggering for individuals dealing with cancer, post partum depression or significant mental health difficulties. I don’t want to be too specific as it would spoil the story some.
Overall I was very happy to have read this book which I devoured over a couple of days. The writing quality is superb and I would not hesitate to recommend it to others.
Thank you to @netgalley and @simonschusterca for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Six Weeks to Live publishes April 20, 2021.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Child abuse
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