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saras_bees's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.75
Great read but the sex scenes seem like she went back and added them after
themorticianssister's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
maggie_gaca's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
jennajean's review against another edition
2.0
This book is chock-full of disturbed characters. I found it to be a bit too contrived/predictable, and the characters too unlikable to merit any more than 2 stars.
mikuwu's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars if i could. I physically had to put the book down and shiver. Love me a good thriller!
jess271201's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
noshinswag's review against another edition
2.0
Flynn is incredible at writing many characters, scenarios and connecting them in complex ways. I often try to imagine myself creating a piece of media myself when I indulge in it, and with this book I don't think I could.
Author is very good at writing pure negative vibes. Everytime I picked up this book, no matter what mood I was in, I could feel the dread. My favorite thing about this book I would say.
But that was really it. It was a shame because you could do so much with the sense of dread, write some good, gory, horror. But the plot never interested me.
I started this book for the shocking twist I was promised. Twist was not shocking, but rather a little predictable, and boring.
Lots of subplots here I didn't care about.
Main character was a little insufferable, especially at the beginning. Got better as the book went on. I liked how I could feel her character development(if that's what was intended).
Liked the part. Wished she did the whole ending better so that the part felt more shocking.
I usually love complicated mother-daughter relationships in media, since I relate to them in some way. This, however, felt too exaggerated to feel real. Most of the relationships and characters did too, which is why I couldn't connect to any of them. Every character was cynical and negative and 2 dimensional.
Was unnecessarily sexist and objectifying at times. I was surprised it wasn't written by a man.
Overall, I(mostly) loved her writing, but not the story, it's characters, or it's ending.
Author is very good at writing pure negative vibes. Everytime I picked up this book, no matter what mood I was in, I could feel the dread. My favorite thing about this book I would say.
But that was really it. It was a shame because you could do so much with the sense of dread, write some good, gory, horror. But the plot never interested me.
I started this book for the shocking twist I was promised. Twist was not shocking, but rather a little predictable, and boring.
Lots of subplots here I didn't care about.
Main character was a little insufferable, especially at the beginning. Got better as the book went on. I liked how I could feel her character development(if that's what was intended).
Liked the
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ivory floorI usually love complicated mother-daughter relationships in media, since I relate to them in some way. This, however, felt too exaggerated to feel real. Most of the relationships and characters did too, which is why I couldn't connect to any of them. Every character was cynical and negative and 2 dimensional.
Was unnecessarily sexist and objectifying at times. I was surprised it wasn't written by a man.
Overall, I(mostly) loved her writing, but not the story, it's characters, or it's ending.
yasminar's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
can't top gone girl but this was a decent read. can't say I was rooting for anyone though...
mapleasaur's review against another edition
2.0
(1.5) don’t really care about reading despicable people doing despicable things, and predicted the entire twist WAY early on