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I did enjoy this, however I was expecting a big A HAH moment at the end - which never really came for me. The main twist was the unreliable narrator, but this is a mystery where we will never figure out the truth, which leaves it open for the reader’s interpretation. For me, I think she was psychotic, but I’d be interested in hearing why others would think otherwise. I never really grew a connection to the characters, lowen and Jeremy just didn’t really do anything for me and I didn’t really care about what happened to them. I’d been putting off reading this for a while because everyone said it was really scary, and while it was tense and a very creepy I didn’t find it scary - more disturbing. I don’t often read mystery thrillers though and I enjoyed Colleen hoovers simple writing as I always do.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Confinement
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage, Alcohol
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
I wish I could allow myself to rate it higher, I really, really do. It is just so DIFFICULT for me to look past all of the ableism that shines through with this book. I don't know if Lowen was written as a character that could be hated, but she definitely is one for me. I think, I THINK all the ableism was written in a way to avoid readers growing attached to Lowen because some of the things that were said/written about Verity were things that seemed to me only to be things that only a blatant abelist would say, and I would like to think that is not something people would blatantly show in this day and age, but I could be wrong.
There was, also, the descriptions of the deaths. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions and think they add to the book in its horror. However, they could be extremely triggering for anyone who has ever lost a child in whatever situation. It could, also, be triggering for anyone who has ever been in a physically or emotionally abusive relationship. If you want to read this book, please, please, PLEASE take a look at the content warnings and be careful.
There is so much more I could say about this book. I loved and hated it. There are just so many things I cannot let myself get past with this book, so I cannot give it any higher rating than what I have.
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Vomit, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Abortion, Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Vomit
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
My main gripe with this book is the constant sex. Also, the narrator mentions some concerning substance use habits that are never expanded on?
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Alcohol