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el_wheel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Grief, Cancer, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Medical content, Car accident, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Infidelity, and Gore
Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, and Death of parent
erratictemporality'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? It's complicated
2.75
weirdly, to anyone that hasn't read this, i do highly recommend listening to it as an audiobook so you don't physically have to force yourself through it, but you get to experience all the absolutely iconic moments.
to people that genuinely liked this, i implore you to branch out into thriller authors.
but okay, hear me out.
it was kind of hilarious?? and lowkey amazing in a fucked up kind of way?? like there were (very brief) moments of, holy shit, hoover kind of cooked here??? mind you, not enough to absolve the book of that dogshit "twist ending", the plot holes and the paperthin characters. but enough to have it taking up an annoying amount of space in my mind. i feel like its a good book to discuss, especially as writers, to see where intention and execution fail to align.
spoilers below VVV
idk, pls (kindly) let me know if you think i'm completely off base
Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Child abuse
jnp3752'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: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death, Car accident, Infidelity, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, and Child abuse
micahhhh20'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Ableism, and Gaslighting
anaporras'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
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
forgedopulence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Verity makes me feel physically ill. Team manuscript.
Lowen is spineless, invasive, clingy, and a homewrecker.
Jeremy is also spineless, also a homewrecker, and somehow blinded to psychopathy with abundant fellatio.
Something about the way this was written, just thinking about one mother writing another mother's perspective in this way, that makes my skin crawl.
Verity solidifies for me that I find nothing redeemable or admirable about CoHo's writing. This was my last attempt.
Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, Child death, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Medical content, Excrement, and Violence
fictionalized_bliss'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
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Abortion, Body horror, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer
Minor: Blood, Ableism, and Fatphobia
jocelyn62013'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
2.5
If you like to hate every character, this might be the book for you. Easy, quick pacing and style though. I also learned I should be double checking content warnings for book club.
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Murder, Vomit, and Abortion
tealightfultomes'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
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
ank3'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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Death of parent, Abortion, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Cursing, Animal death, and Alcohol