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megselyane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexism
Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Blood, Violence, Police brutality, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse
snwalsh'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
3.5
Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse
xfallenxnightx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse
chinaskye12's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual content, and Stalking
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, and Misogyny
violetsonata93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Not a five star for me because some parts ran a little too long imo, but it’s still unique enough and a solid thriller.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder
teijamitchell'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
4.75
Moderate: Stalking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Suicide
paigemistler's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
whrohala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The writing is great, and I will likely need to read again to catch all the small, subtle things that provided insight into the way that Joe's mind works. The inconsistencies in his mindset, the depravity, the twisted way he views the world becomes more and more obvious the longer you are reading (from his POV) and almost makes you sick to your stomach.
She can't be a person, she can only be his. She has to always be the version of her that he created in his mind the first second he saw her, but she can't be that person. Because that person doesn't exist. She never did.
Also... FUCK JOE. He acts like his dick cures the flu. It doesn't, it's a dick and he probably has good days and bad days like every other person. He's a bad boyfriend. He isn't cool for hating everything - he's a cliché. And he's cliche that he doesn't know he's cliche.
Joe is a human embodiment of the way society as a whole treats women - puts them on a pedestal, treats them like shit, doesn't understand why they are upset and tells them to not be so sensitive, calls them ungrateful, praises the "not like other girls" girls, but they shouldn't stray from the ideal beauty standard or feminine clothes, interests, characteristics...
Joe doesn't know what he wants because the world tells him to expect everything and nothing and whatever is in between from the woman he honors with his love... (give me a break.)
Already bought book 2.
FYI - If you came to this book due to the show (like I did), this is way darker, dirtier, and grittier. The show makes the characters more likeable (on purpose, obviously), but I think the story told in the book is more believable. You will not finish this book liking the characters - certainly not Joe. Thank God.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
kylantis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was hoping for it to be a little darker/scarier, and I didn't like how well everything worked out for Joe throughout the book:
As for Beck's murder, it'd make sense for her seduced therapist to be the murderer, but you're telling me that nobody talked to her friends and that they didn't mention her boyfriend/fling of the past few months? It just didn't make sense for him to not even be questioned about his relationship with her.
Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, and Stalking
Moderate: Confinement and Domestic abuse
Minor: Car accident
caseyf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Suicide