Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This might be the most disturbing, f*cked up, darkest books I have ever read in my life, but man I could not put it down. A story of a 19 year old girl going missing in 1991 tying back a modern day disappearance of a girl around the same age. It haunts the lives of her two living sisters who happen to be closer to the truth about what happened to her than they realize.
The twists and turns in this book were absolutely insane. I could not stop reading. By the halfway mark I thought it was all figured out and then it wasn’t and then I thought it was and then it wasn’t again. And as a Georgia resident who went to school and lived in Atlanta for years, this felt far too real. But it was brilliantly done. I am going to go sit in my room and stare at the wall now trying to process what I just read.
The twists and turns in this book were absolutely insane. I could not stop reading. By the halfway mark I thought it was all figured out and then it wasn’t and then I thought it was and then it wasn’t again. And as a Georgia resident who went to school and lived in Atlanta for years, this felt far too real. But it was brilliantly done. I am going to go sit in my room and stare at the wall now trying to process what I just read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oof. I am not particularly squeamish, but I could have done without the majority of the descriptions of sexual violence. The story was interesting and engaging, but lord, it was gory.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Claire knew full well that there were things a man could do to a woman that didn’t kill her, but made her wish she was dead.
I hadn’t expected this book to be this dark, so do check trigger warnings before you dive in.
If this book reminded me one thing, it’s that the world is never safe for women. Although, I know it’s dangerous to stereotype based on gender, it’s still an undeniable fact that most oppressors are men.
I feel so much for the dad, though I also share the same sentiment to the other characters. Their miseries lasted on for so many years, and it’s definitely happening in the reality too. How many people are kept waiting and wondering cluelessly about a missing family, friend, or lover?
Anyway, it was predictable but it wasn’t a dealbreaker either. Although I am very much dissatisfied with how things concluded
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment
This book was very hard to get through. It has unnecessary gory details, and is very uncomfortable to read (at least for me) and so gross at times. My God! Big reveal at about 60% which was so predictable, and then it drags on and on. Almost no likable characters and they just be stupid.
dnf’d @ 43%
this book was weirdly racist & lowkey horseshoe theory??? the mystery isn’t even gripping, why is this over 400 pgs?? i put this down for over a week and never wanted to pick it up.
this book was weirdly racist & lowkey horseshoe theory??? the mystery isn’t even gripping, why is this over 400 pgs?? i put this down for over a week and never wanted to pick it up.