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Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Minor: Toxic relationship
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol
The plot is good but the characters are not likeable at all and the writing style is a little cringe.
Overall a quick and easy read that is engaging.
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol
I had my doubts going in though. And I remained dubious through most of the beginning as well.
Books with domestic abuse are a little frustrating to read because I'm always like, girl run! But this was alright. Though I found the portrayal of the relationship unrealistic for the given timeline. If you've known someone a year, you should definitely know some of the things she said she didn't. idk, if you suck at communicating anything ever at all, maybe it makes sense.
Alas, poor, Luke.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy
This is my second book by this author so I’m starting to pick up on the themes of unlikeable main characters and twists that happen in the last few chapters. The entire book I found myself questioning the obviousness of the “clues” and knew it was a set up. I didn’t find the eventual revelation to be as thrilling as I had hoped, but maybe that was due to my distrust all along.
Something about the story felt lacking in some way I couldn’t place but all in all, I enjoyed the read. I think the thing that leaves these books feeling a little shallow are also ironically, some of the reasons I appreciate the author’s writing. It lacks detail in things that usually go into far too much detail. Like murders or sex scenes… these topics are glossed over whereas other authors seem to feel the need to “overshare” the details. I like that these parts aren’t exaggerated in her books and we can get on with the main plot line. Especially as I often listen to audiobooks while working or doing other tasks that don’t have me in the mood to hear about gore or graphic details. However, the lack of details seem to spill over into other areas and leaves the storyline feeling somewhat flat. Which leaves me feeling less than moved by the story when it’s all said and done. But not every book needs to send me on an emotional rollercoaster and I appreciate that I can quickly read one of these books without being bogged down by a heavy story or too much detail. It’s just wild to walk away from a book about murders and psychological twists and feel kinda “meh” about it.
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy