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saraavowlerr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
ahobson29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol
jolikestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Physical abuse
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
kc8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Murder
Moderate: Abortion
readersmultiverse's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
It was good but not mind blowing. If you read thrillers, you’d probably be underwhelmed by this one.
It was very dark and gory. There are a lot of details of bodies being dismembered and children being murdered.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Abortion, and Alcohol
rhyanreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It's a very dark book with all dark things you can imagine. At times I felt like they were thrown in more for shock value than to go with the story.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abortion
lupita_'s review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Rape, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Abortion
hanndiane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Grief, and Death of parent
kaelizaco's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’ve been seeing this all over bookstagram & booktube and every single review of it had either been 4 or 5 stars, so naturally, I had high hopes and I was not let down!!
I read this when I was in a really bad slump and it got me out of it instantly. It’s gripping from the first few pages alone, and the suspense only escalates as you go on.
I absolutely loved the writing and it’s made me want to read this author’s entire backlist. There’s just something so easy and relatable about it. And despite it being told in third person, I still felt like I was a part of the story and I loved the narration. We mostly follow Geo, save for a few chapters following Kaiser which added more to the story.
I also loved how balanced the past and present POVs were. It wasn’t repetitive and it didn’t drag on just for the sake of building suspense, both present and past chapters were really intriguing.
This had everything I love in a thriller; good writing, suspense, lots of mystery, shocking and unexpected twists and turns, and unpredictable outcomes.
It was also a lot more graphic than I expected. I kind of put the book down for a while when I first started it because it made me really uncomfortable. So definitely check trigger warnings if you’re reading it.
I rated it a 4 even though I absolutely loved this book because of last 100 pages. After the big reveal, it wasn’t as action-packed and thrilling as the rest of the book. Some things also seemed a bit ridiculous. Some of the smaller twists were easy to guess because they were foreshadowed. I had higher hopes for the ending but this was still one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read and I highly recommend it!!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism and Homophobia