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sooz_767'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? It's complicated
3.0
I was actually spoiled for the 'big twist' in this one but I still wanted to read it to see why it was so divisive. Knowing the twist, it made me see the writing choice quite easily and thought, had I not been spoiled, it was quite well done as
I listened to this one on audio which was narrated again by the brilliant Stephanie Racine, I always enjoy her narration and think it improved the experience of this book.
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Murder
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy
fraise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Suicide
ambersbooksandbakes's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
alekya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
sarahmae531's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The last maybe third of the book flew by for me. I had a few predictions on what the twist would be and I didn’t fully figure it out, which is always nice.
It loses a few points for me just because I’m not a big fan of what the final twist was in books
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma
marik0n's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Alice Feeney is surely the queen of dualpovs and plottwists.
Even though I was really invested in this story, I didn't like it as much as her other books.
Don't get me wrong, it was still a masterpiece, but something spoiled it for me (the ending).
All in all it was a great read, by a great writer and I look forward to reading more of her stories.
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
bethboo'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
All the characters were horrible people and very cruel in a realistic way. They felt like real people, like I could turn around and google their names and see them in the flesh. That could partly be attributed to the narrator and her success in telling the story but that's one of the main reasons that I liked this book.
The ending. It was horribly unsatisfying and is really coloring my thoughts about the book even though I'm trying not to let it because I enjoyed the twist and turns and writing right up until the last hour or so.
Ghosts? The HUGE plot twist is...a ghost?? That's like so weird? Like this isn't a fantasy novel or something magical. She was just dead...like huh?? SO fucking disappointing.
It was a big shocker to learn how Daisy had died and it really fit in with the other characters. However, Trixie and Nana being the killers?? *eye roll* You think a tiny 15 yr old girl and an aged 80 yr old woman could move 3 dead bodies of grown adults? Like come on.
And the whole game of killing every hour on the hour and the poems, idk it just felt a little too sadistic and twisted for Trixie and Nana. Especially since their motivation was love. Like I could have believed a crime of passion by Nana, because of her anger at being the last one to know, but the game doesn't really feel realistic for them.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting
amazingracerose'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
pinkpotayto's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail