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lizardqueenlazerbeam's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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iamnita's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book started so well and the idea was well-done. I could see that we were headed somewhere twisty and then I got surprised by a twist I should have but didn't see coming. By 70% I was so excited by the rest of the book but honestly wish I'd just stopped there. It's almost as if the author dropped the plot and then had a deadline to get to. Which was disappointing. I also could have done without the last chapter. But the vibes were immaculate to 70%.

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mi_bookshelf's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

2.75

This was not what I was expecting.

This felt like 2 books. The first half was a thriller and then it switched to motherhood manifesto? And then Marisa's Schizophrenia never made another appearance - it felt like a plot device which felt wrong, making these people out to be violent would-be murderers if not on their meds. And after she attacks and ties up Kate, Kate just, doesn't react??

Overall, I felt like this book was trying to do too much in one book, to the point that none of the concepts felt like they were executed well.

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lucyyybee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? No

2.5

This book… Um, don’t know where to start. It was boring, exciting plot twist, back to boring. But within all the boring was also just confusion.

Evil MIL who played small role in book ends up being the biggest issue? Somehow thinking the woman with bipolar / schizophrenia who tried to kill her sons girlfriend was a better fit for her son. Mind you, she’s very stuck up and uppity. So that makes no sense as her son is “perfect” and she would otherwise see Marisa as very flawed.

Also paints mental illness in an odd way. I don’t know. I forced myself through it hoping for a good ending. I was let down.

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