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drkappitan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Let's start with this: unreliable narrator. I cannot say that I liked this book, although I did certainly want to hear how it ended, bumping it up that .25. I spent the first third annoyed at the narrator for having agreed to be part of a situation for which she was constitutionally unsuited, and then got incredibly uncomfortable during the second third because, from her POV, there was a hell of a lot of gaslighting. Her turning out to actually be delusional was perhaps to be expected, but it wasn't what I had prepared myself for from reading the blurb, ,and I find myself more than a little disappointed that that's where the author went with it.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Alcoholism
becca_w_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
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