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pamshenanigans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
* One of my most anticipated for this year but it wasn’t much what I expected
* I think it may have been wrong to expect so much given how AMAZING Sadie was
* I’m giving it 3 stars because of the gripping writing style, but everything else, the mystery, the plot, the characters, were all lackluster
Trigger/Content Warnings: depression, suicide, car accident, death of loved ones, physical abuse, trauma
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Car accident and Suicide
Minor: Death
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
A majority of the book is conversations between several people. One of them is constantly preaching, which just ended up being annoying after awhile. The multiple timeline ended up not giving as much insight as I hoped either, so it just never really felt like anything was happening. Lo, the sister trying to find the one who joined the cult, goes to the Unity Project, yells at someone, goes to work, and repeat. That's it, that's the book.
I thought there would be some surprise, or intrigue, but it just ended up being a stereotypical cult story. The climax of the story even happens off screen, and since the MC doesn't even know what happened we never get any answers. Unfortunately for me there weren't any likable characters to make up for the plot either, so this one is a disappointment in the end.
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy and Murder
lilacs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident
sunsetcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, and Toxic relationship
izzy_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Moderate: Torture and Car accident
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a very high-intensity thriller. This deals with some really tricky subjects, and does a good job expressing the feelings of loss, grief, and loneliness that are preyed upon by Lev and his cult. Though I can't really say I liked the characters, I did enjoy reading about them, and I was on the metaphorical edge of my seat while racing through this book! I really enjoyed the way this ended, as well. I'm definitely scoping out this author's other books to read.
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy
bookish_owl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Grief, Confinement, and Car accident
Minor: Death of parent
princessgonchar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I'm frustrated by this book because there were so many ways that this book could have gone, and this was the least exciting version of the book. Some examples:
- The story told entirely from Bea's perspective/someone else from within the cult
- Lo trusting the cult at least a little in the beginning
- Lo never trusting the cult at all
- Some of Lo's "enemies"
Etc. etc. I just feel like the story was very bland,
It's not terrible; I'm just disappointed.
Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
hestapleton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Torture, Suicide, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Blood
rillastone's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Car accident