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greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
princessrory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Blood, Violence, Sexism, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Excrement
Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Homophobia, Drug use, Grief, Child abuse, Excrement, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
beckyremillard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
She reunites with a couple people she knew a decade ago, as well as a couple traveling the country in their airstream and a couple living nearby in a trailer. Both couples appear to have less than healthy relationships and often run into Cassie in the area.
The story is told through several methods; there is a then and now timeline for Cassie (“then” starting around May and “now” being about August) as well as interspersed journal entries by Petal. There are a couple references/flashbacks to the incident that occurred a decade prior that caused Cassie to leave Yosemite/search and rescue.
It’s definitely a captivating story, but it took a few for me to get into it and I thought it wrapped up a little quickly at the end. The pacing was more slow in the beginning, kind of medium paced in the middle, and pretty quick at the end. It also doesn’t not wrap up perfectly in a bow so just don’t go into it expecting that sort of ending. It’s mostly wrapped up but a few things are (intentionally) left to the imagination at the end.
I saw another review reference this, but Jada and Jim gave me Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie vibes. I think because of the traveling the country in the airstream while blogging and the media attention they receive.
Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the chance to read and review this ARC.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Death