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savage_book_review's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The audio version definitely adds a level to the story in bringing it to life, especially where you have a male narrator reading James' chapters and a female narrator reading Wendy's chapters. However, I still cannot understand why you would hire two narrators for that purpose, and then not have them speak the appropriate lines in the other person's chapter (I.e. have the male read James' speech within Wendy's chapters and vice versa). They don't do badly at putting on the opposite voices, but it just grates on my nerves!
I was less convinced by the voices/accents employed for the secondary characters - the male narrator had an especially tough job given that he's a Brit and most of the secondary characters Americans. I couldn't tell you whether the accent was right for the setting (Brit here), but it was quite harsh and didn't necessarily suit the narrators' natural tone of voice. But equally they managed to bring each character to life throughout with different voices for each and, for the most part, they didn't wander too much.
There were a couple of places where I felt the narrators could have 'acted' a bit more to get the point across, but generally it was a very enjoyable listen.
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
filipa_maia'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
4.0
The characters are complex, with a background that really explains where they are now, they have good arcs, and overall this book has a decent plot. I predicted part of the final plot, but not all, so I still got surprised.
Mostly, I liked the fact that Wendy wasn't completely removed from managing her own life - okay, maybe after what happened she didn't have much of a choice, but still.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Vomit
kylasmv15'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
booklover_13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
dexlud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
marlenareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
zozoann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
edietz22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
galleytrot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Abandonment
klroberts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment