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kmayn227'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Stalking
Minor: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcohol, and Gaslighting
sldibened's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Blood, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Gun violence
lavendcr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Drug use, Medical content, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Confinement
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, and Mental illness
samantha_121234'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Grief
cassie_amberger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Gun violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Eating disorder, Death, and Violence
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
rosaasena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Medical content, and Eating disorder
paperbackprincess19's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
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
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