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julesfranklin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Grief, and Murder
things100'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? Yes
4.75
Such a great book tho it helped get me out of my 2 month reading slump. Definitely recommend
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
lilithreads'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
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, and Alcohol
lucilleowen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
sxrxh_lenx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I always knew that Colleen is an incredible writer but this book acceded my expectations. I just finished reading it and I feel like I need to throw up.
The plot of the book was terrible, I am not a fan of cheating. Having Low being a home wrecker was not something I liked and even more Jeremy actually starting the affair with her.
Lowen is noisy and has her nose up in everything but the things she is supposed to do, write the books she’s supposed to.
The whole book is based on the relationship of Lowen and Jeremy, eventhough you could get the impression in the first few chapters that it really focuses on Low‘s career (which I would have preferred to read more about than this affair).
What I think was interesting is that we don’t get clarification on what really happened, we have the manuscript of verity but then there’s also the letter addressed to Jer. Personally I believe the manuscript over her letter but only because I saw through the whole book, just how manipulative Verity was and honestly I can see how she’d do the things she wrote about. Maybe the letter was a hope for saving her „marriage“ even though it was more obsession from her side than anything else.
Even though I HATE the plot line (mostly because of the cheating), I can’t help but see the work Colleen put in it. I don’t know what it is about her writing but it just makes me addicted to her books. As soon as I start one I cannot put it down until I finished it and that’s what makes a Book Good!
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mkmcdonald's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit
eimearo_c'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
zoebill96'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
lillystahl'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? No
0.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
katie_lacour's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Murder