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Honestly, the Liars were all assholes in different ways. Cady and Mirren were alright as people, but too blinded by their privilege and their sheltered lives to be truly likeable; Johnny was just a straight up arse, with very few redemptive moments, and Gat… Gat would’ve been a great character if only his treatment as an outcast had been explored better — perhaps if he’d held Cady accountable for being wilfully blind to her family’s racism and treatment of him. As a result, I didn’t very much care what happened to them — but kept reading anyway, because the way it was written just hooked me. Although the plot twist wasn’t bad at all, it felt only slightly cheap; the writing was definitely the strongest point about this one, with the author’s descriptions being so lush and evocative, and the characters being well fleshed-out through their relationships with Cady, although it could’ve been useful to show who they really were apart from their relationships with Cady. The family relationships in particular were exceptionally well-portrayed: although sometimes it felt a little like you should feel sorry for these incredibly rich and privileged people, I’m sure many will recognize the complete emotional deafness and constant silencing which reign over the Sinclairs.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Alcohol
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Racism, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Murder
Minor: Infertility, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Racism, Blood, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma
Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death