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margaretwaltemath09'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Rape
Minor: Cursing, Gore, and Grief
emmaroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Murder, Gun violence, and Death
cicireadsinthedark'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Blood
eleos01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Child death
Minor: Drug use
isaile's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Chronic illness
Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
kimduindam's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
samanthas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping
Minor: Rape
secre'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
4.5
As Pip investigates she finds things that just don't seem to make any sense. Jamie is no saint, but his behaviour in the weeks leading up to his disappearance is out and out baffling. Slowly, piece by piece, she starts to put together the weeks before and begin to figure out the knots of tangled threads. Information is teased out and the reader is just as in the dark as Pip for most of the novel, leading to the final conclusion.
There are some niggles with the novel that shorted it of a five star rating. The biggest is the final reveal really could have been teased out and expanded on far more. It's dropped on you in the final pages and it felt wasted as a lot more could have been made of it. Without spoilers, it's a heck of a reveal and felt rushed. There are also a few loose threads that are just dropped; the one that instantly comes to mind is Pip's previous friends turning on her. It's mentioned once and then dropped, without ever being picked back up. Even a simple 'told you so' moment would have been satisfying.
But those are minor niggles in the grand scheme of things and didn't impact my overall enjoyment of the novel, so a solid four stars.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Pedophilia
nickyhopkins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Murder
dog5_4lif3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Minor: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault