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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
It was a humdinger of an ending, and I didn't catch on until the last few pages, but it was a rally slow ride there
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s a great story. I grew a little weary of Jake’s angst; seemingly, his entire problem would have been solved had he . That might not have stopped what happened in the end, of course!
Spoiler
dedicated the book, “For the late Evan Parker, who gave me the idea.”
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall, a satisfying if slow thriller. I don’t have a lot of experience with the genre, but I found it a little dragging. Jake’s internal monologue and woebegone attitude took up a lot more space than his initiative in finding out what happened.
I was also getting pretty confused towards the end between Evan’s story, Jake’s story, and the truth. The parallels, I’m sure, were intentional. But the same plot points repeating created a muddle for me.
I was also getting pretty confused towards the end between Evan’s story, Jake’s story, and the truth. The parallels, I’m sure, were intentional. But the same plot points repeating created a muddle for me.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes