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gmbooks11_'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
pretty1npinkk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death and Confinement
nabaraditi'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
3.0
I am perplexed by the male protagonist in the book Leeds. What he feels and does in the bed and breakfast is just awful and makes sense why everyone hates him. But, it makes me wonder that if he wouldn't have stayed and did what he did (
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Gun violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
taryn_g'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? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
marigold82's review
- 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
2.5
I think I picked the wrong first book. 😕 It had some intriguing moments but was also kind of slimey? I am sure I will give another one of her books a try because I hear this one isn't quite her usual material.
Graphic: Gun violence and Confinement
Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Eating disorder
Minor: Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
eimii's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Cursing
milliep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gun violence and Eating disorder
Minor: Mental illness
violetbentbackwards1036'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
2.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Gun violence, Murder, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
monewt0'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
2.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Gun violence
meeklovestoread'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? No
2.75
This story is told through alternating time perspectives in which Colleen shifts from Leeds (the main character) telling the events that lead them here then shifts to the regular chapters where he explains to the "detective" what has transpired. So basically we're in his thoughts the whole book.
Okay so first Leeds starts to explain how he and Layla (the love interest) met. And honestly to me I wasn't really feeling their relationship. It just consumed of them making lovey-dovey comments and having sex. It felt very one-dimensional/surface level. I felt pretty indifferent towards their initial encounter too. It was pretty insta-lovey as most of her books are. My only problem with insta-love is that we don't really don't get the lore of why a character is attracted to that specific person. Like I'm feeling their connection.
Anyways afterwards we started getting the plot of the story and the crazy things that were happening. And then about 85% we just get twist after twist after twist.
Also, the "big twist" of the book was NOT GOOD! It felt like she was trying to justify Leeds actions. Like finding out
She does know how to romanticize abuse. Honestly I just felt like those "big twists" towards the end fell flat because Leeds and Layla's relationship wasn't this soulmate type relationship that the author was leading us to believe. Overall this book was okay, but I'm not saying I'd recommend it though.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Infidelity
Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders