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mfrisk's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed this read for the most part. It was a fun summery beachside thriller and like a good thriller movie/show it was the sort of read where you’re brought along on a journey and you’re often yelling at the characters with the decisions they make and the risks they allow all in the pursuit of curiosity, wealth, and a new beginning. The first chapter was something I haven’t seen for awhile in a book starting you towards the end of the story and then working you through what brought our characters there and I enjoyed that. Probably the aspects I didn’t enjoy were some of the sidetracked info dumps from our main character and some side characters we didn’t really need. Sadly I didn’t love the ending either as I felt like they could have taken it further and maybe had the husband been involved with some of the big bads earlier on or have some of the side conflicts tie in more with our prison documentary subjects. Some things in the story just could have had more of a pay off to me but I’ll definitely read from this author again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content
andatherrin's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy
Minor: Kidnapping
longmf's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was a little corny and predictable. I really didn’t like the ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
asourceoffiction's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What a crazy story! I was absolutely not expecting the journey this book took me on, though that was probably helped by not reading the blurb. Even after the opening where Erin is digging a grave, I still managed to not quite believe what was happening as everything went a little crazy. But I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I would say that the twist didn't come as an enormous surprise, but the circumstances surrounding it were really well thought out and I was completely hooked from about halfway through the book. Great writing and a really punchy, if hard to believe, story that was a lot of dramatic fun.
I would say that the twist didn't come as an enormous surprise, but the circumstances surrounding it were really well thought out and I was completely hooked from about halfway through the book. Great writing and a really punchy, if hard to believe, story that was a lot of dramatic fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gun violence
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