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veronica214's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Two of their neighbors, Bea and Kate, turn into amateur sleuths to help figure out what happened.
There are a lot of characters, and the story is told from multiple perspectives that time-hop. It can be a little difficult to keep up with. There are several twists and almost everything was *just* plausible to be believable.
I'd recommend Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger if you like this book.
Graphic: Child abuse and Death
Moderate: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Medical content, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Bullying
klandry98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, and Child abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Cursing, and Bullying
Minor: Abortion
megodonn'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Torture, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, and Kidnapping
rachelkmartin'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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Child abuse
Minor: Bullying
coco78337'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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Violence, Bullying, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Car accident, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
djdiandra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, and Physical abuse
opplecopter'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? No
2.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Medical content, Death, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity and Bullying
Minor: Cursing, Body shaming, and Alcohol
smith2ds's review
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Bullying, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma
chandlerkl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Medical trauma, and Self harm
doodlebeanz's review
- 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? No
2.5
First off, I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style. Lots of dialogue followed up by internal dialogue which was then also followed up with 'I said this to her/him/them.' Like... just have the characters have external dialogue and a conversation instead of writing about what someone is thinking in their heads and also saying? I don't know, the writing style was weird. It was good writing, but just oddly set up.
Second, there were WAY TOO MANY CHARACTERS. Too many characters who shared too many similarities; living on the same street, having children, being slightly suspicious, being dead. There were so many times I had to be like 'wait, who?'. I even had to start writing in the journal entries here on Storygraph to keep up with the characters.
Third, I am usually a huge fan of books that deal with the past and the present, but similarly to the mass amounts of characters becoming confusing, the back and forth between present and future became confusing in the end.
Fourth, and the worst of them all, this book fell victim to my biggest thriller book irk... I read 340+ pages of tension and build up just for it to be wrapped up in 2 pages... approximately 5-6 paragraphs, maybe.
The story had so many characters and twists and turns and so much suspense that it just couldn't keep up with it all. The first half the book was good, but it was also SLOW PACED... like glacially slow. Like painfully slow. It didn't hold my attention much past the half way point, if I'm being honest. So disappointing. :(
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, Car accident, and Emotional abuse