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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Death of parent
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
sad
All in all, this book feels like "being tragic for the sake of being tragic" but not in a classy "Mice and Men" or Dostojewski style. It reminds me somewhat of some of the Nicholas Sparks novels I've read. It's just a bit too plain to be meaningful and too sad to be entertaining.
I did not like any of the characters because none of them felt complex or developed to me. Especially the two main characters are very stereotypical.
Spoiler:
There is a sexual assault plot in this, which makes this incredibly heavy, especially because you can see it coming after a few chapters but the big "reveal" does not happen until the end.
There is also a very dramatic side character death, which seems to have no purpose at all, apart from making this more tragic.
There is also a lot of trauma.
So don't read this if you are looking for a nice, light-hearted romance plot.
I did not like any of the characters because none of them felt complex or developed to me. Especially the two main characters are very stereotypical.
Spoiler:
There is a sexual assault plot in this, which makes this incredibly heavy, especially because you can see it coming after a few chapters but the big "reveal" does not happen until the end.
There is also a very dramatic side character death, which seems to have no purpose at all, apart from making this more tragic.
There is also a lot of trauma.
So don't read this if you are looking for a nice, light-hearted romance plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bei dem Cover dachte ich, es sei eine schöne, leichte Liebesgeschichte.
Es ist eine Liebesgeschichte, aber ich würde sie nicht als leicht bezeichnen. Es ist heftig und schwerer verdaulich.
Aber dennoch habe ich das Buch in kurzer Zeit verschlungen, da der Schreibstil sehr angenehm war und die Geschichte spannend.
Es ist eine Liebesgeschichte, aber ich würde sie nicht als leicht bezeichnen. Es ist heftig und schwerer verdaulich.
Aber dennoch habe ich das Buch in kurzer Zeit verschlungen, da der Schreibstil sehr angenehm war und die Geschichte spannend.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
I have just finished this book, having only started it today! Yes, it really is that much of a page turner!
I can relate to Catherine, the huge love and misunderstood loss, making do with a lesser but ultimately safe relationship, the desire never fading and the opportunity to reconnect inevitably grabbed with both hands. This accurately describes my year so far!
So I really wanted to read this book and see how the author developed a story what is actually very similar to my real life! Although I hoped for a different outcome it was still a very cleverly written, captivating and rewarding book to read.
This deserves to be a huge seller, and if I were a film director I would be buying it for the big screen without hesitation. Loved it. Thank you so much!
I can relate to Catherine, the huge love and misunderstood loss, making do with a lesser but ultimately safe relationship, the desire never fading and the opportunity to reconnect inevitably grabbed with both hands. This accurately describes my year so far!
So I really wanted to read this book and see how the author developed a story what is actually very similar to my real life! Although I hoped for a different outcome it was still a very cleverly written, captivating and rewarding book to read.
This deserves to be a huge seller, and if I were a film director I would be buying it for the big screen without hesitation. Loved it. Thank you so much!
~This is what silence does to you. It poisons you with a slow and suffocating creep, you and those around you, husband, children, the lover you may not have. It burns from the inside out with the chill of liquid nitrogen. It steals not just your thoughts and words but your feelings too, so you are left like a wooden block trying to impersonate appropriate emotion. You can switch it on like an electric light, but you won't fool anyone. You try anyway, every day becomes like your own private street theatre as you learn the roles of wife, then mother, and act your way right through them. When you allow silence in, when you keep a secret...punishing down with both hands, then you also feed the shame that surrounds it. And shame is deadly.~
This book was a bit confusing with the characters at the start, but eventually pushed through. Really sad at the end. I felt horrible for Catherine at the end, and really liked the formatting of the book.