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jessthanthree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Classism, Incest, Infidelity, and Grief
Minor: Pregnancy
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Ableism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism
yggie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I thought Maxim was a dick, and he should not have married our nameless heroine. There, I said it. My heart ached for her most of the time, and he deliberately let her suffer because he adored the lost, helpless look on her face. When she finally had to find her own strength because of the shit he pulled, he had the nerve to tell her she lost that endearing quality he had loved so much. Not cool, Maxim, not cool.
To be honest, not a great choice to read if you’re rather depressed and painfully eager to please the people around you, unless you’re in therapy and really up for some serious practice.
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Murder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Incest, Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Death of parent
kengiedamali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Ableism, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Racism
The brownface was a choice!vif's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
miagw962's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"You see," she said, snapping the top, and walking down the stairs, "you are so very different from Rebecca."
Loved this a lot! I just loved the atmosphere of the whole thing, particularly the first half - Rebecca being the antagonist of the story that she doesn't even appear in, it's just genius! All the descriptions from our main lady (who doesn't get named, leaning into that sense of unimportance amidst the mere memory of Rebecca, she goes nameless because Rebecca is too powerful, I love that so much) are very cinematic - I can certainly see how this story would lend itself to film and I am beyond excited to experience the eeriness and psychological trauma in a visual sense. The reason this isn't a 5 star is because the 'twist' itself ie. the actual thrilling bit of the thriller did not really blow me away - it's not something super creative but I still like how previous expectations were subverted. I'm just really really excited to watch the Hitchcock version of this because I have a feeling it's going to be insane. But yeah, this whole thing was enjoyable and actually very engaging, couldn't put it down at some parts.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Infidelity, Murder, and Violence
mai24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Murder, Infidelity, Medical content, and Toxic relationship
loxeletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Death, Alcohol, and Murder
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Incest, Medical content, and Pregnancy
bethsicle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Classism, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, and Toxic relationship