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rickireadss's review
5.0
⚠️: murder, violence, sexual assault, sexual violence, rape, death, bullying, stalking, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, adult/minor relationship, panic attacks, drug abuse, drugging, alcohol, fire/fire injury, injury/injury detail, body horror, suicide, suicide attempt, infidelity
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, and Stalking
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt
crushedvelvet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The book tries to tackle a smorsgasbord of issues. Domestic abuse, grooming, groping, rape, revenge porn, stalking, voyeurism... And the rape culture and victim blaming that enables and tacitly encourages it. It juggles so many topics that it fails to make time for contemplating their nature. The analysis starts and stops at "men suck" and "these things are bad" (which is true!). But I wish it spent time scrutinizing the norms and systems that enable predatory men to thrive.
Every character felt flat to me. Carly went from the good girl™️ archetype in YA to
And as for Scarlett... She feels like a concept, not a person. Like if someone thought "what if Dexter was a woman and she went after predatory men?" & ran with it. Never stopping to consider who she is outside of that. Shes curvy, redheaded, kinda bitchy, she hates men... That's it. Whether it is bloodlust or injustice that compels her to kill switched from scene to scene. Whatever the plot needed at the time.
On the topic of the plot, I've never read a thriller that failed to, y'know, thrill me. It was oddly devoid of suspense. The opening kill was lame and so were the following ones. The most intense twist is
Great read for people who walked away from Gone Girl or Midsommar and thought "good for her".
Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
chughes5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
melchncookies's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Carly is a good girl who discovers sexual freedom. Scarlett is fantastic feminist serial killer. Eventually their worlds collide, but not in the way you’d expect.
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gore, Infidelity, and Death of parent
nandakandabooks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Biphobia and Vomit
Minor: Stalking, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Murder
tbretc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual assault
msradiosilence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Blood, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Rape
Minor: Car accident, Drug use, and Torture
befnie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Rape and Incest
purplenoodlepie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Fast paced read. I found Carly extremely annoying and pathetic - which I guess is the point. She behaves like a high schooler, not someone in college. Overall story is fine. Unbelievable in parts. Wasn't as good as I was expecting.
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Rape, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content