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mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This book is awful.
Somehow in the 2020s we are still being given media that demonises metally ill, sexual assault survivors. I can't stress strongly enough that sexual assault does not make you crazy and/or should not be used as an excuse for harmful actions. Mentally ill people have been shown time and time again in media that they are dangerous and unpredictable- this is such a damaging and incorrect portrayal of mental illness.
This critique hasn't even consider (in detail) the poorly developed narrative voice, the lack of tension and "thriller" aspects, and awful pacing.
I am so throughly disappointed with this book. I was actually brought to tears by how much this book frustrated me.
Somehow in the 2020s we are still being given media that demonises metally ill, sexual assault survivors. I can't stress strongly enough that sexual assault does not make you crazy and/or should not be used as an excuse for harmful actions. Mentally ill people have been shown time and time again in media that they are dangerous and unpredictable- this is such a damaging and incorrect portrayal of mental illness.
This critique hasn't even consider (in detail) the poorly developed narrative voice, the lack of tension and "thriller" aspects, and awful pacing.
I am so throughly disappointed with this book. I was actually brought to tears by how much this book frustrated me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Rape
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
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