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skye_era_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
_p0ssum_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
smugreadsbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Emotional abuse
ginabee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This book was more a portrait of a toxic relationship than a thriller or a mystery. I found the dialog between them repetitive, and it frustrated me the only person who recognized their relationship was toxic was villanized.
I found the representation of trauma problematic - it relied on stereotypesz. The trauma was also not being addressed in any healthy way.
I stuck with this book because I wanted to find out what happened. The ending was ambiguous and unsatisfying. I can handle ambigous endings but I think this one missed the mark because I'm not sure what the entire book was building up to.
To me, this book had poor character development and not much plot either. I liked the lesbian representation and Dugan describes all skin colors, including when someone is white as all the MCs were. Those are about the only 2 things I liked about the book.
Initially I was thinking I'd recommend this book to Colleen Hoover fans, but because of how trauma is depicted I don't think I'll be recommending it to anyone.
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship
thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
While it's an odd combination, this book mainly focuses on Sloan, who lost her memory of that awful day and her girlfriend and fellow massacre survivor, Cherry, as Sloan attempts to remember what happened through hypnosis.
As the story goes on, the plot twists so slightly that you will feel like you are starting to question what is happening with the character's motives and what actually happened during the massacre.
This is a very thrilling and compelling read, the ending is rushed, confusing, and abrupt but leaves an opening for a sequel.
Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Gore
Minor: Gaslighting, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse