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ktdakotareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
aags's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Minor: Infertility
marissanbullis'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Gaslighting, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
paperbacksandsnacks'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
5.0
The writing style is addictive, and super atmospheric. Immediately when starting this book it felt tense and eerie and like anything could happen. Parts of this felt predictable and at first I was like “I don’t get the hype, why is everyone acting like this is something new” but thennn the twists began. And I realised the predictability is there to make you feel comfortable, to make the twists even more shocking and unexpected. It’s a book that’s written so cleverly. I truly could not have predicted how this story went, it was just twist after twist. That part 2 twist had me SHOOK.
My one complaint is some of the comments about body size and image. I think it could potentially be triggering for some people. A woman who is mentioned to be a size 14 which is a very average and normal mid size body, who is being spoken about in certain critical ways I think is very outdated and not necessarily relevant to what the author was building here. For me this didn’t take away from the story or quality of the thriller itself, but it is something to note.
This whole story was unhinged from start to finish, and full of unexpected turns. I felt icky throughout and so tense, which for me is just the mark of an excellent psych thriller. The pacing was impeccable, the reveals excellently timed. The characters were so well thought out too. Just amazing, amazing writing. And with the way this book ended I anticipate I will be reading the sequel VERY soon.
I wish all thrillers were this good.
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death, and Body shaming
bettymer91'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Slavery, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Sexual content
xgabrielle_hx's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Blood
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Infertility, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy
k8lynn'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Grief, Body shaming, Death, Torture, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, Physical abuse, and Blood
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Death
Minor: Child abuse
bookdeviant86's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Infertility, Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, and Infidelity
yeahok's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Gaslighting, Death, and Emotional abuse