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sara_n's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Vomit, Bullying, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
onmalsshelf's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Thanks DoubleDay and NetGalley for this ARC - I did wait until I could get it from the library to read it since I couldn't get it on my Kindle though. It is hard for me to read on my phone for long periods of time.
Say it with me: Depressing and horrific memories of three brothers do not make a thriller. This was not a thriller at all, more like a family drama with dark elements.
It was very slow moving, but was very atmospheric. I did appreciate that - I felt like I was in Sweden at the cabin.
I found myself cringing a lot. I felt like a voyeur into these cringe worthy memories of their childhood. None of the boys/men were likable (which would be fine IF this was actually a thriller).
Elements that I hate in stories kept popping up and it made me want to throw the book - talk of urination and siblings describing sibling genitalia. All of that could've been cut out because none of it advanced the story at all.
I did like the dual timelines, but the time jumps within those dual timelines really threw me off. The twist? I'm just confused. Not sure if it was a twist, but I'm just overall confused who/what Molly is.
Say it with me: Depressing and horrific memories of three brothers do not make a thriller. This was not a thriller at all, more like a family drama with dark elements.
It was very slow moving, but was very atmospheric. I did appreciate that - I felt like I was in Sweden at the cabin.
I found myself cringing a lot. I felt like a voyeur into these cringe worthy memories of their childhood. None of the boys/men were likable (which would be fine IF this was actually a thriller).
Elements that I hate in stories kept popping up and it made me want to throw the book - talk of urination and siblings describing sibling genitalia. All of that could've been cut out because none of it advanced the story at all.
I did like the dual timelines, but the time jumps within those dual timelines really threw me off. The twist? I'm just confused. Not sure if it was a twist, but I'm just overall confused who/what Molly is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement and Mental illness
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