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anacecylopez'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Mental illness, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body shaming, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Stalking
cumminsn'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: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Stalking
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Blood, Self harm, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
awkwardllama'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Gore, Cursing, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
lisa07xie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child abuse
averyyurco'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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Stalking
kayleejanes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
tbrumale'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
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Self harm, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
loudo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Stalking, Self harm, Grief, Bullying, Gaslighting, Violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic relationship
arialovegreen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
I'm not usually one for inconclusive endings, and I'm usually the first to sniff out and predict a plot twist in books but the twist in this one took me very much by surprise. I gasped out loud when the major story reveal occurred, I'll admit.
I took this book down in about a couple of hours of reading. I kept finding myself wondering about the world of Theo and Alicia until I finished. The mystery, the will-they, won't-they of it all kept drawing me in until I saw the story to it's conclusion. Michaelides did an amazing job of pacing the story, and I loved the transposed inclusion of Alicia's diary as the plot progressed to reveal more to us about certain characters and their motives as the story went on. I saw in the back that Michaelides mentioned this was to make the reader more invested/caring of Alicia and it definitely worked. I found myself sympathizing with her more and more as the story went on, despite her present lack of communication.
I could go on, but the bottom line is (haha): if you are even mildly intrigued by mystery or thriller novels, please pick this one up. It's worth it.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Stalking, Self harm, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Rape
naialana's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts