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desdemonarose's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had low expectations for this book, but the story moved along quickly. It is good in audiobook format since the narrator is very good. I might have a lower rating if I read it myself, but maybe not. It is a very dark book that covers dark topics. It's a typical suspense story with the super evil bad-guy sorts, which you learn pretty much from the start. Not a book if you want to read a story of redemption, but if you want a fast paced dark conspiracy investigative type novel then this one will fit the mold. It does require some content warnings which I am adding (not sure of Storygraph shows them in the review or not).
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry
Adding more detailed content warnings as spoiler, though the book does open with a pedophile (justifies himself with only photos and no touching) being murdered. There is no graphic description of sexual abuse, but there are torture scenes that I'm sure some would find disturbing. More in spoilers:
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