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michelle_rose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Medical trauma, and Gun violence
kes_kat'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
1.5
The part that bothered me the most is that all the characters acted like they were still in highschool. They all felt very immature for people who were supposed to be in their mid-to-late 20s.
The plot twists and drama didn't do it for me. There was one part that had that classic thriller feel to it, but the rest felt dull to me.
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Drug use and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
nota_candycaine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book is about a bachelorette party gone wrong: murder, mayhem, and spooky shit ensues. I have quite a few complaints about this one but as per usual, I want to start with positives because I like to be generous and also because I did like this book, there were just things I wanted from it that I didn't get. I thought the writing was lovely. Ruth Ware is very obviously great at building suspense, setting the scene for horror, and writing tense scenes between characters. Some of my favorite scenes were scenes where characters were fighting or bitching about one another. I lived for the drama of it all.
My main complaint is this: Reese Witherspoon says on the cover blurb that I'm going to be "really scared." I was not. This book undoubtedly had its moments where I was very invested in figuring out what happened, but there were such long stretches of pages where I felt that things were getting repetitive and if something didn't happen soon, this was going to go into the DNF graveyard. However, a lot of times, the moment I had that thought, something would happen; it just was never scary enough to make me feel anything. I also felt like after a certain point, it was really easy for me to put 2 and 2 together and figure out what the big twist was, which made the whole climax kind of a slog for me.
All in all, I do give this 3 stars because I think it was beautifully written, but perhaps not a favorite story for me specifically.
Graphic: Outing, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
hg_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Death, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Abortion and Suicide attempt
Minor: War
toorsdenote's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Gun violence
Moderate: Drug use and Suicide
Minor: Abortion
cosmicbutton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Car accident
Minor: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, and Drug use
library_of_alexandra_'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
smashlier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
mghrt06's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abortion