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mkzach'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: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness
moonylovesstars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Cancer
mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Murder and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, and Suicide
tays_books'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Cancer, and Stalking
markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Car accident, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death of parent
abbiemreads'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
2.0
I liked the tense parts but honestly saw the twists coming and it felt like adding in the other perspectives from Charlie’s was because the author didn’t trust their readers to understand what was happening
Graphic: Grief and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Suicide, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
emilymbrown'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Body horror
Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
That concept of the “movies in her mind” kinda gets confusing as to what is real or not. I guess that’s the point, because the protagonist can’t tell what’s real, but it makes it a little bit harder to keep up.
I also didn’t particularly like the brief change in focus/narrator because it was an unreliable narrator, and it was almost deceptive in the way it portrayed the characters in those chapters. It just kinda made me confused. I would’ve just chosen to not make the one or two chapters focused on the other characters.
However, I did like this book. It was one of the better mystery suspense novels I’ve read in the past few months. Not the best by far, but it was fairly good, and interesting. I wouldn’t call this a thriller, but it is definitely a mystery suspense novel.
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Torture, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
Minor: Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
erinrlreader1994'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? No
2.0
Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Murder
seawarrior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Other than my interest in Charlie, there wasn't much in this story that stuck out to me. I read it primarily to see how it resolved, but without the same gripping fascination I've had for some of Sager's other books. Those who are interested in Hitchcockian suspense may be more drawn to the story than I was, and I'd recommend it to people who fall into that category. Otherwise, this may be one to skip if you don't think Charlie will appeal to you as a protagonist.
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident