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elisalasater's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting
Moderate: Racism and Stalking
Minor: Addiction, Police brutality, and Drug abuse
marissasa's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The ending of this book and the implications of the final reveal were really well done and thought-provoking, but it just took so long to get there. The first 75% of the book felt like it was dragging on for so long and I was not engaged with a lot of it, which is sad to say because the topics and themes in this book are really good ones that I think the author had a lot to say about. I just couldn't get over how slow it was, and how we were thrown into a bit too many points of view amongst the different chapters and how that lead to more confusion and unanswered questions than anything else. I am glad to hear that this is getting a TV/film adaptation though because I think it will do better in that medium where we get to see the tension and off-putting nature of the characters and situations portrayed visibly as opposed to just described in paragraphs upon paragraphs in the main character's mind.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Hate crime
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