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kajoreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Body shaming, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, and Death
Minor: Chronic illness, Violence, Cancer, Pregnancy, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Medical content, and Terminal illness
daffodilcherry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Wheelhouses: older main characters, whodunit, cosy murders,
Doghouses: choppy chapters!!!!! Please for the love of all that's good stop killing the momentum by randomly ending the chapter in the middle of a scene, the weird diet talk/fat shaming/writing about Chris overeating crap food which seems to be Osman's leading theory about people being fat being overly slovenly and lazy, Osman's pedantry about biscotto singular in the POV of the cockney boxer, Joyce's overly cutesy first person POV chapters that absolutely killed any momentum or immersionn and made me froth with rage.
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
bronzel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Murder, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Blood
te_ss_i's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Dementia, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Suicide
arudnicki's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Suicide, Murder, and Body shaming
revafisheye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Fatphobia, and Ableism
Minor: Domestic abuse
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Also, I know it's a murder mystery but I wasn't expecting so much casual death. Was a bit grim at times.
Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Infidelity, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Trafficking, Alcohol, Animal death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Suicide
luciferin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I also like how it alludes to things they have done before coming to CC and I‘m really excited to learn more about Elizabeth‘s past at some point, even though I have a hunch about her vocation. I like how the author often sets us on wrong tracks until we suddenly understand what exactly is happening or who is involved; it often made me notice that I am still, unfortunately, thinking in a very socially normative (not to say heteronormative, able-bodied, ageist kind of way, because I pride myself on AT THE VERY LEAST noticing if I do and correcting myself; so rather in a pop culturally normalised) way, MILD UNSPOILERY
Oh and also, Joyce and Donna teaching Elizabeth how to be modern and and correct and inclusive in her way of speaking? Love.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death
nick_thebucket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The characters were very lovable, and for a mystery novel there really weren't that many loose ends.
Graphic: Dementia and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Chronic illness, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Medical content, Abortion, and Child death
msjenne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I could have done without the one guy’s body/diet issues but overall it was a delight.
Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder