Scan barcode
deshanejt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Wow.
Definitely dark, and borders on disturbing and troubling... Yet, I couldn't put it down.
I saw a review that said, "the thing I fear most, is being a teenage girl in a Megan Abbott novel..."
Definitely dark, and borders on disturbing and troubling... Yet, I couldn't put it down.
I saw a review that said, "the thing I fear most, is being a teenage girl in a Megan Abbott novel..."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Incest, Sexual assault, and Medical content
xlcior's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape and Child abuse
alinwonderland's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, Incest, Grief, and Toxic relationship
hollykhazzard's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was unsure whether to rate this a 2 or a 3 but I went with 3 because I enjoyed it at the start but I’m not sure what it was ,there was something about it that just seemed off and a bit odd . It is most definitely a fast read but I just didn’t seem very interested . Now that could be me or just the way I found the book. I was really confused about the storyline and I was really baffled of the relationship or what was going on between Lizzie and Me Verver . I was also so so confused on what the book was insinuating about Dusty and her father . At some points I found it disturbing and what I got from this book is that it is based on 13 year old girls lacking male role models . I’m unsure on whether the fact that Evie is jealous of Dusty’s relationship with their father justifies Evie going onto have a relationship with an incredibly old man . I just found it baffling and bazaar.
There was something about this book that I just didn’t seem to get along with .
Did anyone else find /feel the same with this book?
Edit:
So I think this should be a 1/2 star because after thinking about it so many things in this story doesn’t sit right with me . The fact that almost every main female 13 year old seems to have a weird relationship with an older man . Some of them seem slightly incestuous but I know it’s not just me who this . This book is just incredibly odd with all the mentioned of sexual assault and almost every 13 year old having what is made out to be “daddy issues” .
There was something about this book that I just didn’t seem to get along with .
Did anyone else find /feel the same with this book?
Edit:
So I think this should be a 1/2 star because after thinking about it so many things in this story doesn’t sit right with me . The fact that almost every main female 13 year old seems to have a weird relationship with an older man . Some of them seem slightly incestuous but I know it’s not just me who this . This book is just incredibly odd with all the mentioned of sexual assault and almost every 13 year old having what is made out to be “daddy issues” .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
More...