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illeling05's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It really is a good story and I love the ending. Such a beautifully made plot leaving you with goosebumps.
There has been moments where I've felt disgust, sadness, anger and awe to the stories.
The only thing I wish, is that I was aware of how graphic and sexual some of the content was... Which made me skip some lines here and there.
Eitherway, it's an amazing story which I recommend. The plot is well made and at the end you won't know what is true and what is not.
There has been moments where I've felt disgust, sadness, anger and awe to the stories.
The only thing I wish, is that I was aware of how graphic and sexual some of the content was... Which made me skip some lines here and there.
Eitherway, it's an amazing story which I recommend. The plot is well made and at the end you won't know what is true and what is not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Cursing and Pregnancy
casaphaletook's review
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
tanyanguyen's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
- the writing is unbelievably uncreative and boring. i don't think figurative language was ever used, save for a simile here and there. she never describes what anything looks like. i can think of only two times when she maybe mentioned a color. it was like reading the stage directions of a script because she only wanted to describe in excruciating detail the characters' actions.
- my hot take is that my seventeen year old self could've written this book. my author friends' writing skills already surpassed this book in like 2018.
- it was mysterious and suspenseful so that was fun
- ambiguous ending which i can enjoy
- it may have been a fun thriller but this is definitely not a romance 😭 the romantic leads are so incredibly flat and they have no chemistry at all. no one has any redeeming traits. the only character with a personality at all is girlboss verity
- there is way too much smut in this book and i eventually skipped those parts because i was bored. also why is verity describing every single time she had intercourse in her autobiography
- we need to decenter men in 2025. every sentence is just about jeremy, the most boring man on the planet. even though the protagonist and eponymous character are both women. this book does not pass the bechdel test. i strongly believe that all women authors' books should pass the bechdel test
- also why does it feel like everyone's deduction skills are very poor. like aren't you guys mystery writers
i'm being unnecessarily nitpicky but there's some random manipulation power dynamic going on with how jeremy already knew who she was and specifically chose her to hire blahblahblah. it's annoying and kind of strange it was like she tried to write a gone girl but wanted to make nick dunne triumphant at the end. unfortunately, just like gone girl, i was always rooting for amy dunne/verity
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Death of parent
hconner's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Murder
matthewmclane's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage
trinny_'s review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Fast paced mystery with weird Colleen hoover style smut throughout
Duo pov
Duo pov
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
mmx_sa21's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I still don’t know after reading this book which one is telling the truth. The book was great and I really liked how it followed Verity throughher life in a manuscript. The ending was surprising as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Grief
dak_notprescott's review
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I thought I knew what was coming and they may have been true if some parts but man it shocked me in many ways
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion
tattu's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Lo que me gustó es que es muy entretenido y avanza rápido, así que no es para nada pesado. Lo que no me gustó es todo lo demás, empezando por la protagonista que es insoportable y al parecer no puede dejar de pensar en sexo, como si fuese un adolescente de 14 años.
Los personajes son super planos, especialmente el Jeremy que no tiene nada de interesante y lo único que sabemos de él es que coge un montón y que ama a sus hijos. Eso es todo. Ah, y que es un violento de mierda, aunque en el libro no se cuestionan para nada sus acciones.
Verity es el único personaje interesante, y eso porque es una psicópata.
La resolución me dejó indignada. Literalmente, los chabones matan a alguien, lo hacen pasar por un accidente y no tienen ningún remordimiento ni enfrentan ninguna consecuencia. ¡¿Qué mierda?! Y lo peor es que la Lowen se la pasa diciendo que lo que hicieron estaba justificado. Al parecer Verity no era la única psicópata.
No sé, no entiendo por qué gustó tanto este libro. Hay agujeros en la trama que hasta yo noté y demasiado sexo innecesario. Para colmo, en ningún lado lo califican como libro erótico.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death
zetiacg's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death