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tabby09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
The main character made some stupid choices to keep the story going, but it didn't bother me much because I expect that in thrillers or horror. Some of the other characters lacked depth, but it was great for a thriller. I did not expect most of the twists, except one.
There were parts at the end that were difficult for me to get through. I got very queasy and had to take a break, I'm very squeamish though. It's possible to push through it and is only a factor at the end.
I read this as a physical book, supported by the audiobook. Single narration was good, she did the different voices well and even slurred well during the hospital scenes.
This was the second Riley Sager book I've read, the other being Survive the Night. I noticed a similarity in the villains-
A little thing that bothered me:
Loved the ending.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
Missing/dead sister as well. Mentioned often. The gore isn't that intense, but beware if you're squeamish!rachelunabridged's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Suicide
zoeblair17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Suicide, Sexual content, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Grief
rhgrimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Stalking, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
luverbyrd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Medical content
Minor: Car accident and Sexual content
tabea1409's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Trafficking, and Violence
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Trafficking
Moderate: Confinement, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Alcohol
michellewords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I kept rotating on my rating for this book between a 3 and a 4. In StoryGraph I have the real rating, but here I chose to bump it up to 4.
Lock Every Door is about a girl named Jewels, who is down on her luck, but somehow lands this sweet house/apartment-sitting job at a famous building called the Bartholomew. She's dreamed of this place since she read a book about it when she was a child. It seemed like luck was on her side, until a new friend at the Bartholomew disappears. She finds there's a lot more to the building than an oppulent dream.
It's hard to say too much in this review without ruining anything, so I don't know if I will say too much.
The book is a standard thriller/mystery with some basic characters and semi-predictable plot. I wish there was more to the characters and Sager really settled into them. The book is a lot about the setting, which is fun, but at some point there's a theme brought up that could have been explored better with some extra character development.
The theme being-something viewed as such a rich thing (the Bartholomew), held a lot of evil; but the poorest viewed thing held the real value (Jewels--kind of on the nose right?)
Anyways, fantastic narrator and a fun overall story. I recommend if you are into those type of books with a very plot-driven story.
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
jessspeake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Classism, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Cursing, and Sexual content
rochelleisreading's review
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Murder, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Classism, and Gaslighting