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hucksweet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Abortion
mmadill227's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abortion
lydiavsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
I have very mixed feelings about this one. Overall it was a really good time, a super fast read and exactly what you want from a thriller. But in the last 100 pages or so there were a few things that I found really irritating thats ended up bringing my enjoyment right down.
There were a few minor irritations throughout with things that seemed a little too far fetched, and a main character that made very annoyingly stupid decisions. But those are things that you can almost expect from thrillers, you're going to need to suspend your disbelief a little, but they started to add up.
About 100 pages from the end I guessed the big reveal, which in itself isn't always a bad thing, it can be fun to guess as you go along and piece things together, but what was frustrating was how unaware the main character, who (as she kept reminding us) was a crime fiction writer, was. The who dunnit felt really glaringly obvious from that point on, and it still took another 70 pages for the mc to figure it out, or even come close to putting the clues together.
There was also a bit of a subplot reveal from the main character that was really emphasised as this BIG secret that ended up being a little frustratingly underwhelming.
And my final complaint, I'm just not a fan of thrillers where there's no real motive explained other than just because they're a bitch.
As much as I've just listed off a bunch of complaints, these are only really things that popped up towards the end, and so for the majority of the book I had a really fun time. The setting was great, the pace was super fast and the back and to between timelines is always something I enjoy. Even towards the end when it was feeling daft and frustrating, it was still really engaging to read.
I'd recommend it for a good read you can race through, but don't go in with your expectations too high
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Car accident and Gun violence
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, Medical content, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, Blood, Violence, Abortion, Cursing, and Vomit
astareads'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, and Ableism
Minor: Fatphobia
jessicakarem'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
3.75
Graphic: Blood
chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Gun violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Outing, Suicide attempt, and Adult/minor relationship
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
reminded me a lot of of gillian flynn’s work.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
g_occhialini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood and Murder
Minor: Abortion
vaguely_pink'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? No
2.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Alcohol, Mental illness, Car accident, Drug use, Blood, and Death
Minor: Abortion, Gore, Grief, Vomit, and Pregnancy
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