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meliemelo'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
2.75
It's not a bad crime novel, and there were definitely some very good ideas in there, but it definitely doesn't compare to the author's previous works.
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Car accident, Death, Dementia, Violence, Alcoholism, Incest, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, Infidelity, Rape, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death of parent
thefictionalhevschwar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Rape
inespires's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Incest, Murder, Rape, and Suicide attempt
mydearwatsonbooks's review
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Infertility, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Xenophobia, Car accident, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Rape, and Kidnapping
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Incest, Vomit, Fatphobia, Dementia, and Death of parent
kerrygetsliterary's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault
katbrookhart'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, Kidnapping, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Rape, Dementia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
vzrivera'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
3.25
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Dementia, and Incest
thebakerbookworm'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
4.0
First off, Rosamund Pike doing the narration was fantastic! I was captivated the whole time and I loved her different voices for the characters. I highly recommend going the audio route for this one!
Secondly, the characters, though not really likable, were interesting and succeeded in making me feel empathy for them, even if I was annoyed with their choices. Though I must say, they've all been through A LOT of trauma, so beware the content warnings. And I think most of them even got some nice development over the course of the story. Not a ton, but enough to where they look different by the end.
The mystery and plot were compelling enough to keep me reading. I managed to figure out some things, so I was a little disappointed that I wasn't very surprised by the ending, but I still liked how it wrapped things up for the most part. Overall, a really good quick thriller if you're looking for something to get lost in for a while.
Thanks so much to Libro.fm, Penguin Audio, and the author for my ALC!
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Dementia, Rape, and Animal death
azazellos_fang'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Death
Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Incest, and Rape