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marlihe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Vomit
bkmckown's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Car accident, Child death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Violence, Abortion, Addiction, Death of parent, and Mental illness
grace_lynn08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, and Violence
carol_c26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Torture, Abortion, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Self harm
sxrxh_lenx'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? Yes
5.0
I always knew that Colleen is an incredible writer but this book acceded my expectations. I just finished reading it and I feel like I need to throw up.
The plot of the book was terrible, I am not a fan of cheating. Having Low being a home wrecker was not something I liked and even more Jeremy actually starting the affair with her.
Lowen is noisy and has her nose up in everything but the things she is supposed to do, write the books she’s supposed to.
The whole book is based on the relationship of Lowen and Jeremy, eventhough you could get the impression in the first few chapters that it really focuses on Low‘s career (which I would have preferred to read more about than this affair).
What I think was interesting is that we don’t get clarification on what really happened, we have the manuscript of verity but then there’s also the letter addressed to Jer. Personally I believe the manuscript over her letter but only because I saw through the whole book, just how manipulative Verity was and honestly I can see how she’d do the things she wrote about. Maybe the letter was a hope for saving her „marriage“ even though it was more obsession from her side than anything else.
Even though I HATE the plot line (mostly because of the cheating), I can’t help but see the work Colleen put in it. I don’t know what it is about her writing but it just makes me addicted to her books. As soon as I start one I cannot put it down until I finished it and that’s what makes a Book Good!
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, and Sexual content
francess_m's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, and Vomit
noveltay'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
4.25
I would say the ending was anti-climatic for me personally, which is why this is not a 5 star review. I think the way things ended with Verity (not per say the letter), that it could have been MORE. I also want to know more about April, did she know all about Verity? That leaves me wondering.
Oh, & I’m 10000000% team manuscript.
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
abbyw923's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
annabulkowski's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Gaslighting, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, and Medical trauma
valotriariley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Child death, Murder, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcohol