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shouska's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
2.0
ashleyyychambers's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book, the 4 POV confused me a bit at first but overall it was good.
jazminerees's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hwestfall's review against another edition
4.0
This story was written well overall and kept me guessing the whole time. I love how it connected all four women together!
chelseakasten's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
I enjoyed this book as much as the other Alice Feeney books I’ve read. I felt it did a good job of constantly revealing enough to keep me satisfied while maintain enough mystery to keep me engaged. Even though I was able to “solve” it, the reveal of how it slotted all together was still enjoyable.
gabbygetsreading's review against another edition
2.0
DNF.
This was just trying way too hard to be more mysterious than it is. There's too many Povs to begin with. They are all written exactly the same, so it's hard to tell them apart. Essentially, if you're listening to the audiobook, you can barely tell when it goes to the next chapter because they're pretty indistinguishable.
Also, the "good bad girl, good people do bad things" theme is corny and was milked too much. The quote sounds like a Facebook post and barely makes any sense in the plot. The book had potential starting off with an exhausted mother and her baby getting abducted. But after that, I really didn't care about anything else happening. I didn't care about the mother daughter relationships when I could barely care about the characters on their own.
Its also weird how authors can't think of any other character traits, so they just dump some mental disorders on a character without knowing much about it. One of the characters is this authors idea of OCD and it always makes me roll my eyes the way they portray it. Characters always have to be counting, hallucinating, hearing voices, tapping, obsessed with numbers being even, etc. It's been done so much that I won't even waste my time reading through an entire story with a poor plot heading nowhere new.
Ontop if it all the book is just boring. I wanted to try and push through for my book club discussion, but I was just so bored that I started tuning out. Readers shouldn't have to push past your 50% mark to start enjoying the experience. I would've liked this if it stuck to the mother who lost her baby and maybe a detective pov.
This was just trying way too hard to be more mysterious than it is. There's too many Povs to begin with. They are all written exactly the same, so it's hard to tell them apart. Essentially, if you're listening to the audiobook, you can barely tell when it goes to the next chapter because they're pretty indistinguishable.
Also, the "good bad girl, good people do bad things" theme is corny and was milked too much. The quote sounds like a Facebook post and barely makes any sense in the plot. The book had potential starting off with an exhausted mother and her baby getting abducted. But after that, I really didn't care about anything else happening. I didn't care about the mother daughter relationships when I could barely care about the characters on their own.
Its also weird how authors can't think of any other character traits, so they just dump some mental disorders on a character without knowing much about it. One of the characters is this authors idea of OCD and it always makes me roll my eyes the way they portray it. Characters always have to be counting, hallucinating, hearing voices, tapping, obsessed with numbers being even, etc. It's been done so much that I won't even waste my time reading through an entire story with a poor plot heading nowhere new.
Ontop if it all the book is just boring. I wanted to try and push through for my book club discussion, but I was just so bored that I started tuning out. Readers shouldn't have to push past your 50% mark to start enjoying the experience. I would've liked this if it stuck to the mother who lost her baby and maybe a detective pov.
rochlay24's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Kidnapping
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Child abuse
triciad's review against another edition
4.0
Better than I expected based on some reviews, but I had hoped for a 5-star read. I enjoyed it very much.
blossom91's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0