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inkeri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Torture
dezaraemd's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Minor: Classism, Cursing, Deportation, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Alcohol
nyquillll's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
There were a couple things I was able to guess correctly from the start:
Things I enjoyed:
- Freida does a great job, I think, of building out characters in a way that provokes an emotional reaction to them. In most of her stories, I’m able to get into her characters’ heads and really picture what they’re experiencing - which means I’m more invested in how things end. She also has a habit of gently leading you to believe one thing and then pulling back the curtain - et voila!!
- I was trying like crazy to guess what would happen, and I think I got there a couple times from the heavy hints - but Freida also loves dropping red herrings that I fall for
- The complexity of this story to document
domestic abuse (to the extremes) and the toll it takes on the person who stays - how hard it is to escape - I know it took halfway through the book for the plot to start plotting, but I think it felt genius, because when Part II hits, you begin to question everything you read and how you interpreted it, and I LOVE this feeling
- The ending. I do not condone
murder at all, but the comeuppance felt like the story was fully completed. I’m super curious to see where the second books takes off from, now that we’ve been introduced to this new role Millie can play. I’m really glad Freida chose to haveNina protect Millie, even if she needed cajoling, because it’s true, Millie didn’t deserve to be set up for this just because she had a prison record - Just wow - at one point, I literally said
“I think there’s a plot hole, they never mentioned where the daughter went, she disappeared” AND THEN I LEARNED - The reveal felt like everything. I had to close this book multiple times and just gasp because it felt like a long time coming, but then to finally see how it played out???? Couldn’t have predicted the twist, even though everything felt like it made sense in the story world, especially the smaller reveals in the last few chapters
THE PEANUT BUTTER
Things I didn’t enjoy as much:
- Some of the writing around “foreigners” and accented English - although I think it was played up to reflect the stereotype of rich people being rude? But I was a bit sensitive to this
- Again, comments about
“I deliberately put on weight so I wouldn’t be sexually desirable” - How bratty CeCe was - and it was never really fully explained why she acted this way with people who weren’t her mother
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be reading the rest in the series!
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Sexual assault, Classism, and Pregnancy
victoriasutherland'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
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Body shaming, Suicide, Gore, Toxic relationship, Torture, Confinement, Murder, Mental illness, Bullying, Violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail
ynaiita_5896's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
🗝️ This book met all of my expectations. Which is why I read it in less than a day. The plot twists were perfectly introduced, in a way you'd never expect. The characters were not lovable in the traditional and obvious way. But they came with a level of intrigue so strong and convincing that you're hooked.
Graphic: Misogyny, Confinement, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
sickler2014's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Domestic abuse
nialiversuch's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Death, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Infidelity, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Child death, and Death of parent
erinsbooknook'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, and Torture
Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
annabelleg'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
3.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Fatphobia, Torture, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Infertility and Violence
ellaticonstellation's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Infertility, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence