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sarabethcoyle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
kaithebookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder
theatreuse'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
5.0
L’autrice a su garder des intrigues tout au long de l’histoire sans même que le lecteur sache qu’il y avait quelque chose à savoir. L’ambiance du livre nous transporte.
Il livre dur qui est abordé de la bonne manière et ne tourne pas au malsain.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder
annabunce's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
charitylee92's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
aetataureate's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
I wish "child sexual abuse" was a tag.tabby2920's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
littlephoenix's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
biblioboyd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Murder
marieeh's review
2.0
However, the content of this book was absolutely horrible. Like, I felt physically uncomfortable reading it. I have never been in such a situation as the girls in the book, but I have been in situations where I was surrounded by people who made me uncomfortable and that I just wanted to leave or get away from, so the author did an excellent job with creating that atmosphere. But the descriptions of abuse the girls went through were horrible to read. Very, very uncomfortable. And what made it worse was
This was categorized as a mystery/suspense at my library, but it really didn't feel like a mystery at all. Just a dark, slow moving, fiction. There was one "twist", I guess you could call it, at the end where it was revealed that
The main story takes place in 1985 and alternates between chapters in 2010, when one of the girls has returned to the chateau, but that really didn't lend too much to the story and maybe could have been left out, or condensed into an epilogue, imo. Some of the other issues
I was also disappointed with the implications of the ending.
Overall I just really didn't like it, and it left a very bad taste in my mouth. I'd give it a generous 3 for writing, but a 1 for content, which averaged out to a 2. I am not ready to give up on the author, so should she write another book I'd probably give it a try.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual content