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ren8ions's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Addiction
hngisreading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction
katyisreading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
WHAT I LIKED:
- Effective prologue that lingered in my mind as I read
- I was really intrigued by the concept of this book; the set-up was well done and I flew through the first half in one day
- I thought having the two POV characters be sisters and examining the tension between family members in the same friend group was interesting
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:
- The female friendships – and the way women treated each other in general – felt really stereotypical, and I think there was an opportunity to make this more than a cliched storyline about resenting the one friend who is more successful
- The female friendships – and the way women treated each other in general – felt really stereotypical, and I think there was an opportunity to make this more than a cliched storyline about resenting the one friend who is more successful
- A lot of the suspense was created by the reader not knowing the main characters’ secrets, which was frustrating, especially in a first person POV novel. Just tell me!!
Overall, if you’re a thriller lover (and not a thriller skeptic like me), I think you’ll like this! But if you’re looking for an intriguing book about a women’s co-working space, I would grab A SPECIAL PLACE FOR WOMEN instead. I also recommend WE WERE NEVER HERE by the same author if you’re looking for a good friendship-focused thriller.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Drug use, and Addiction
stevie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence
courtneycanread's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Death, Bullying, and Sexism
frannyarose's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book is good for a beach read murder mystery. Actually the ideas were very good and interesting but seemed half-formed, perhaps there wasn’t enough time to go into it in detail.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction and Blood
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