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jaklindberg's review against another edition
They wake up to find that in real life, he cheated on his grieving wife after the loss of their four-year-old child to drowning. It turns out the real-life affair partner is also pregnant, so. . nope. I'm done. That whole thing went out the window. Nothing turns me off from a story quicker than the garbage I read.
It is grossly unfair how Bennett gives the impression of familiarity of having sex with his wife with more fluid, respectful descriptions, but when it comes to affair partner, it's more fades to black to be more respectful of his time with her. Dude? WTF?
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infidelity
lizzie24601's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As always, Cronin constructs interesting and nuanced characters and builds a complex and mysterious world that you can get lost in. I didn't see the plot twist coming, but once it did, I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it earlier. I wish we had gotten a bit more from Elise's perspective, and more about Proctor's
My one remaining question:
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
christinelangill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Infidelity
rsouders's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, War, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: War, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Police brutality
Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Gun violence
Cerebral without trying to hard. Fantastic details tying together throughout the entire book.amhud1030's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Police brutality, Self harm, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident, Dementia, Alcohol, Confinement, Classism, and Infidelity
aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Child death, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Ultimately I stopped reading when the bland misogyny became too frustrating. In a world where every marriage is a contract with a time limit (the parties can renew), it makes no sense for the main character to have a level of jealousy and possessiveness that in the real world is cultivated through an assumption of monogamy as a default. I read an ARC and so will refrain from using quotes in case the final version changes substantially, but this was a setup I've read before executed in a way that was frustrating to read.
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Dementia, Alcohol, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, and Infertility
jaimee_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Police brutality, Infidelity, Classism, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gore, Gun violence, and Dementia
Minor: Abandonment