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Such a great book tho it helped get me out of my 2 month reading slump. Definitely recommend
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer
I always knew that Colleen is an incredible writer but this book acceded my expectations. I just finished reading it and I feel like I need to throw up.
The plot of the book was terrible, I am not a fan of cheating. Having Low being a home wrecker was not something I liked and even more Jeremy actually starting the affair with her.
Lowen is noisy and has her nose up in everything but the things she is supposed to do, write the books she’s supposed to.
The whole book is based on the relationship of Lowen and Jeremy, eventhough you could get the impression in the first few chapters that it really focuses on Low‘s career (which I would have preferred to read more about than this affair).
What I think was interesting is that we don’t get clarification on what really happened, we have the manuscript of verity but then there’s also the letter addressed to Jer. Personally I believe the manuscript over her letter but only because I saw through the whole book, just how manipulative Verity was and honestly I can see how she’d do the things she wrote about. Maybe the letter was a hope for saving her „marriage“ even though it was more obsession from her side than anything else.
Even though I HATE the plot line (mostly because of the cheating), I can’t help but see the work Colleen put in it. I don’t know what it is about her writing but it just makes me addicted to her books. As soon as I start one I cannot put it down until I finished it and that’s what makes a Book Good!
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
I would say the ending was anti-climatic for me personally, which is why this is not a 5 star review. I think the way things ended with Verity (not per say the letter), that it could have been MORE. I also want to know more about April, did she know all about Verity? That leaves me wondering.
Oh, & I’m 10000000% team manuscript.
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol
Had a lot of potential, could have been a really great book if it had been explored deeper. Maybe next time the author could dedicate less time to the sex and more to the plot, or at least try to write an ending that wasn't the thriller equivalent of 'and then it was all a dream'.
Three stars, given generously as this is the first and last of this author's work I will be reading.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death
Moderate: Ableism, Grief
Minor: Alcohol