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lcg527's review
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual content
100_pages_hr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual content
jaimee_reads's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny and Infidelity
bexdubyah's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, and Domestic abuse
cwittekind'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
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Infidelity, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, and Physical abuse
ta2dlibrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Gutierrez takes great pains with writing about Laredo as authentically as she can, and her work has paid off. If you've been to Laredo you will recognize all the places Cassie and Lore go to.
Typical of modern true crime entertainment Gutierrez leaves the real victims out of the story: the children of the murdered husband. They don't get any catharsis, or money, from Cassie's book profits. Carlos even admitted to being suicidal to Cassie during one interview.
I'm glad Gutierrez explores, and validates, the idea of a woman being more than a mother and care giver, but we have to do better by the true victims of crime by getting their permission to explore these stories and then by centering them in these narratives, instead of trying to profit from their pain by creating the next hot Netflix series.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage and Death
kayteslibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage and Infidelity
Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Car accident
lexi_paws_and_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Death of parent and Murder
cassielaj's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Cursing, Murder, Grief, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content
Earthquake, natural disaster and aftermathdrraytay's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Alcoholism