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beckymacarthur43's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
jenniferlwatson's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.5
missbits's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
brandicarney's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
siakou's review against another edition
3.0
The first book covering the events from COVID lockdowns I can’t say it was a pleasant read.
First of all, IMO it’s too soon to start the COVID talk as it’s nowhere near close to ending anytime soon. Do people really need a reminder of the early days? It’s not so far away we haven’t forgotten there’s something about reading how everyone used to overreact back then that it just seems like unnecessary drama to me and I could have lived without reading all that...
Anyways the issues I have with this book.
It was suspenseful there’s no doubt about it but it was also repetitive. Yes the jumping between timelines kept things interesting but come on, why do I have to read about the same things 3 times before a point is made? That’s just deceiving and seems lazy after a while.
And I was rooting for a happy ending for some reason, it’s my fault that’s on me but I didn’t expect for things to get THIS dark.
I love thrillers, crime stories, mysteries etc but it grinds my gears whenever characters get killed of for dramatic purposes only.
If you’re not writing about super villains why are two people not able to sort their shit out by talking??
First of all, IMO it’s too soon to start the COVID talk as it’s nowhere near close to ending anytime soon. Do people really need a reminder of the early days? It’s not so far away we haven’t forgotten there’s something about reading how everyone used to overreact back then that it just seems like unnecessary drama to me and I could have lived without reading all that...
Anyways the issues I have with this book.
It was suspenseful there’s no doubt about it but it was also repetitive. Yes the jumping between timelines kept things interesting but come on, why do I have to read about the same things 3 times before a point is made? That’s just deceiving and seems lazy after a while.
And I was rooting for a happy ending for some reason, it’s my fault that’s on me but I didn’t expect for things to get THIS dark.
I love thrillers, crime stories, mysteries etc but it grinds my gears whenever characters get killed of for dramatic purposes only.
If you’re not writing about super villains why are two people not able to sort their shit out by talking??
stepharina's review against another edition
2.0
I just could not get into this book. Maybe it’s because Covid is still happening and I’m so over it. I don’t know
kal_self's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
halisbooknook's review
3.0
Welp, this one didn’t work out for my like I was hoping. I had mixed feeling throughout and then towards the end one of the reveals happens and I was like, ok! Yeah! And then later there was a twist related to that reveal that bummed me out lol. I will say there were a lot of twists in this and I didn’t see most of them coming. But the two MCs were bleh. I liked the cops better actually! But the format of this was irksome at times. It switches POVs and timelines throughout but sometimes there are sections that are the literal same just from the other person’s POV. When it was repetitive like that it wasn’t my fav. But otherwise all the switching kept things interesting. All in all, the mystery happening underneath all the covid here kept me hooked enough to want to finish this, but it wasn’t my fav. And if you follow me on insta, you saw me asking if I should continue 😂 I’m not totally sure I’m glad I did. But… into the next!