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celina246'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
3.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Vomit, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Sexual content, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Cancer, Animal cruelty, and Kidnapping
stilestastic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Vomit, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Dysphoria, and Gore
Minor: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Cancer, and Addiction
inneraman'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
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child death, Drug abuse, Murder, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Blood, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Rape
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Animal cruelty, and Pregnancy
tkatt20'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? No
3.5
This was a ride. The premise it's was good, it felt like reading a Criminal Minds episode for the first 100 or so pages, but then we entered into the second half where things dragged and got weirder and more off-putting, and not in a good way, more of a "why is this thirty+ year old taking drugs from a 13 year old" way. I did genuinely like the main plots of the book, but once the MC has a few vastly inappropriate interactions with underage characters I was a little checked out.
I did keep reading for the mystery though. I was so certain I knew who the killer was but was quickly proven wrong at the end. I thought the characters were very interesting, mostly unlikable, but interesting nonetheless, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how they all responded to the crimes going on in their little town. If you're looking for a multi-layered, macabre mystery, then this will be perfect for you, otherwise I would go looking for something a little lighter and to preserve a little bit of the innocence you may have left.
Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Alcoholism, Vomit, Mental illness, Bullying, and Child death
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Classism, Lesbophobia, Cancer, and Cannibalism
hazel_medlock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Cancer, and Eating disorder
izypup'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
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Child death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, and Vomit
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Suicide, Rape, Murder, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping
mergwenthur'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? It's complicated
2.0
The actual storyline was....interesting. I started off with mix feelings about the mc but towards the end of the book tbh, I didn't like her at all.
By the time you realised who might have committed the murders it was like okay can we get on with it, a lil bit of a twist but also an unsurprising twist.
Honestly this whole book was a bit of a traumatic mess, in a bad way.
Graphic: Cancer, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gaslighting, Drug use, Death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Grief
rebeccajben'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
0.5
Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'm not going to bother with a content warning list for this book because it's not worth your time or mine. If you struggle with reading about themes of suicide or self-harm, this is not the book for you.
Because it's such a quick read, I'm not really going to bother to break it down. But the writing is so, so damn good - honestly, just go read it!
I read this book in one day for a Read-a-Thon and it was absolutely worth my entire day. I tend to stay away from thrillers in general, but Gillian Flynn is an author I will continue to actively seek out. This is the second book I've read of hers and it's just as good.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Child death, and Self harm
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Classism, Medical content, and Pedophilia
Minor: Cancer, Racism, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
eliwal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Homophobia
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol