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De laatste meisjes by Riley Sager

55 reviews

breadwitchery's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, Cancer, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Racism, and Cursing

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Addiction, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Cancer, Police brutality, and Death of parent

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Suicide, and Drug use

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

meghan01's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Addiction, and Death

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

2.0

I really wanted to enjoy this book - I love a cheesy horror movie with slasher elements and figured this would also delve into how that intersects with how we consumer true crime and survivor stories. 

I kept waiting and waiting for more exciting moments to happen in this book but the beginning really dragged, the middle felt like it was headed somewhere, but then ultimately the ending was disappointing and overly reliant on tropes and cheesy lines. 

Additionally, there wasn’t really any discussion or thought put into the discussion of true crime, survivor stories, and how the media shapes how we view these events. 

The whole book felt like an unfortunate missed opportunity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, and Toxic relationship

beesreadingshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Alcohol

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.5

This wasn’t my favorite of Sager’s books, but I did like it. I definitely didn’t see the twists coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Gore, Violence, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia and Injury/Injury detail

leahcatching's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Violence, and Mental illness

a_bookish_discovery's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Stalking, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, and Blood