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kyannabrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Ableism, Car accident, Vomit, Self harm, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Body horror, and Suicide attempt
missgrangerr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Self harm
emviolet's review
- 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
2.5
“His mouth is a small and dirty-looking orifice, as puckered as an asshole.”
and that’s NOT in one of the “amateur writer” sections 🙃
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Infertility
braxtond08's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gun violence, Grief, Addiction, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Minor: Infertility
rafiniert's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Vomit, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child death and Sexism
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Mass/school shootings
alexisgarcia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
i absolutely loved No Exit by this author so i thought this had to be good. i think the premise is super interesting and different, but it fell short. while this was definitely tense and action-packed, it was almost too much. there was an absurd amount of twists and turns that weren’t executed well. it felt like the authors gun ran out of bullets so they just started throwing rocks. these twists were predictable while also feeling so unnecessary and overdone. also the ending??? what kind of hallmark/lifetime movie did this turn into at the end?
*slight spoiler****
also, if you’re an author and you’re writing a mystery or thriller and it is based around one of the main “villains” having a mental illness, just don’t???? this heavily perpetuates mental health stereotypes and stigmas, which simply aren’t true. this is so played out and just downright harmful and inaccurate.
Graphic: Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Infertility, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
somebodys_fool'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death
raleyr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
savvyrosereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Emma gets more than she expects when she leaves a one-star review of a book…only to begin being stalked by the author.
Thus concludes my mini Taylor Adams marathon! This was probably the one I was most excited to get to because the premise sounded so interesting, and it ended up being the scariest of the bunch—seriously, I’m not even sure why, but it freaked me out SO much I had to only read during the daytime.
That said, I did find most of the twists predictable and felt like, while this one was engaging, it moved along more slowly than the previous Adams books I read. I definitely wouldn’t say I disliked this one (seriously, I wouldn’t, and neither would you if you read what an angry author might do!) (kidding, I think) but it was not my favorite either.
Overall, though, I had a good time and I’m glad I read this. It’s a pretty solid thriller with some creative moments, and a great choice if you’re not ready to let go of spooky season just yet!
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: isolated settings; grief recovery mixed with thrillers; books about books
CW: Suicide; death/murder; child death; animal harm; gore/blood/violence/gun violence; infertility
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Stalking, Child death, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
likeagilmoregirl'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? It's complicated
3.5
The first 50% of this book was incredible. I was thoroughly creeped out and was having a great time coming up with theories about what the twists would be. And even when many of my theories were proven right, they were done in such a way that left me invested in the story and frequently wanting to throw my e-reader across the room.
The weak points for me were after the halfway mark. While the book was engaging all the way through, it sometimes became frustrating to see what was happening way before some of the characters did. The main twist involving the heroine’s past also made it difficult to sympathize with her the way I would have like to as a reader. And there was also a very very brief, seemingly last-minute decision to include an explanation/excuse of mental illness concerning the killer that left a bad taste in my mouth. These things brought this down from a 4 to a 3.5 for me.
Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. I couldn’t put it down and I was a little sad when it was over. Love the premise, mostly love the story. Going to sleep with my lights on now!
Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Addiction, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis