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angelnorin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Child abuse
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy and Rape
chlo_willow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Infertility, Torture, Misogyny, and Terminal illness
vj_thompson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Confinement, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Infertility, Child abuse, Classism, Fatphobia, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
kaitlynnnng'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
From the very beginning, I questioned whether Nina was actually psychotic, or if Andrew was really the psychotic one. When Andrew kicked Nina out of the house, I asked myself whether it was time to be extra scared of Nina, or scared of Andrew. So, while I somewhat saw the âtwistâ of Parts II and III coming, there were also still a few of surprises.
The author did an amazing job of building connections with Ninaâs perspective in Part II. My jaw actually dropped a few times!
I wasnât 100% sure how Part III was going to play out, but Iâm happy with it. While it might not be the most realistic (specifically with the detective and his relationship to everything), it was a perfectly satisfying ending. Especially with the added bonus of Evelyn and Ninaâs conversation, and Millieâs new job interview.
I recently read Verity by Colleen Hoover (which made me VERY uncomfortable and disturbed), and, for the first half(ish) of this book, I thought the two stories were incredibly similar. However, I think this story was less disturbing (specifically because there was significantly less talk of child abuse) and better-written.
I found myself rooting for different characters at different times. Millie was frustrating for ignoring so many BRIGHT red flags at the beginning (though I get she didnât necessarily have many choices). Nina and Cecelia were so frustrating at times! Then Nina was extra frustrating for knowingly subjecting Millie to toxic situations (though I empathized with her). Evelyn was hard to trust at times. Enzo was mysterious at the beginning, and I wasnât sure what was going on there for a while.
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Rape, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
redefiningrachel'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Medical content, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Stalking
vanella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, and Vomit
kfanucchi'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
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Torture, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
maddyrec's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
As crazy as Nina seemed in the beginning I actually kind of liked her character. I didnât like the way she treated Millie but I knew something was going to happen; her behavior was too extreme. The ending was twisty and unexpected! My exact words were, âWhat?! Thatâs how it ends???â
I enjoyed that there were multiple characters and points of view in the story yet it was easy to follow. I never found myself confused and thatâs important to me. At Part 2 was when it really started to pick up pace, so hang in there if youâre feeling like the first chunk is slow!
Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Confinement, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Infertility, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
pageafter_paige'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
4.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death
arelkins12'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Torture
Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual assault