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jomicoop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Stalking
justagir1'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
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death
Moderate: Gaslighting, Stalking, and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Blood, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual assault
bessadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking, Child abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual assault and Racism
heidipretzel'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
4.75
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, and Medical content
Minor: Blood and Gun violence
librarymouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Blood, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death
Moderate: Police brutality, Pedophilia, Addiction, Violence, and Child abuse
tabookish'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
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death, Racism, and Sexual content
kylieqrada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Metatextual elements? Check.
Surprisingly satisfying romance? Check.
Twist ending? Checkkkkk.
I loved this!!!!!
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Child abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Racism and Sexual assault
wrenl'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? It's complicated
2.25
The actual mystery about the women in the library doesn’t feel like a mystery. It’s more a mystery about Cain than anything else. And I just wasn’t a big fan of that story. In a way, the letters distracted from the Cain story. There wasn’t a good balance between the letters and the library mystery.
I finished feeling a bit dissatisfied with the mystery and plot elements. I wanted more from the letters. There were tantalizing details about the Leo from the letters. Who is this person? How did they get Hannah’s information? All very curious.
Graphic: Child abuse, Stalking, Gun violence, and Murder
keeparas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Review: Too slow and drawn out. Very predictable. I didnt get to enjoy the "twists & turns" of the book because the author set it up to be too obvious. The plot was about an author writing her murder mystery book based on the events that unfold in front of her while she sits at a library. A fan, or beta reader offers suggestions chapter by chapter & we, the audience, are reading them. With each chapter, the beta reader got more and more annoyed with the story and asked the writer to change something or adapt it to a more "American" style (the author character in the book is Australian) and the next chapter does the exact opposite of the suggestion, making it seem like the Aussie author is doing it on purpose.
I didn't love the style, really only listened half heartedly & rolled my eyes half the time when the obvious became reality.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood and Gun violence
vj_thompson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Gun violence, Stalking, Child abuse, and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault