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I’m so conflicted with this book, it wasn’t a easy read it didn’t draw me in and I think it was because of the sheer dislike for the main character and the same feelings of that throughout. Yes it’s a dark book however it does display real things and *trigger* suicide. I still can’t grasp the main basis of why she felt the need to make people come to the decision of killing themselves. Like I understand the whole fixation on listening to their last breath but it still didn’t give depth on the fixation. It was briefly mentioned I dunno maybe I needed more depth on that part. The ending really didn’t give me any satisfaction and actually really annoyed me because in the basis manipulation won. And yes I understand that can happen in real life but I am also a person that loves a lil bit of karma when the person in the book is such a horrible character however I don’t think the karma for the character was enough. And if you read the book you will hopefully why my theory is this because although the basis was for her to have a mental breakdown again it’s not justice for everything else. It was a ok book I wouldn’t say it’s my favourite from John Marrs personally

bookph1le's review against another edition

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4.0

This is one deeply disturbing book with a seriously messed up main character. It's very well done, but it's also very dark, so I don't think I'd recommend it if you're looking for a light beach read.

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challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

acalla7's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

What a page turner! I haven't read many books that are from the antagonist point of view so this one was interesting from the start. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was the repetition reading from Laura's POV, then Ryan's on some chapters. I didn't feel that having repetition in the dialogue added much to the story and made me want to skim past some parts. This was a pretty solid read otherwise, I enjoyed how all my questions wrapped up nicely by the end and it all made sense. I was going to rate it less because I felt some details weren't necessary or felt confusing but they were just foreshadowing. It all ended up tying together by the end.