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boba_n_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
As the name suggests, we get the both the POV of two people who used to be married: "his" and "hers." He is Jack--a detective who used to live in London but is now working the cases of the small country town he grew up in. She is Anna--a newscaster living in London who was assigned to cover a murder in the small town where her ex-husband is living. Jack and Anna discover that the victim was a woman they went to school with, and they both have a heavy history with her. Over the next few days, more people are murdered, and no one knows who they can trust.
Every time I thought I had something figured out, I was nowhere near the truth. This is decidedly one of my favorite Alice Feeney books to date and one that I'd recommend to all mystery and thriller lovers.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Cancer and Animal cruelty
kay_reads_books6'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
This story is told from 3 POVs: His (Jack's), Her's, and the truth (the mysterious killer).
I reread each POV that was the killer's 3 times each to make sure my guess of the killer was probably correct. It still wasn't. Alice Feeney did an excellent job at keeping you guessing.
This book gives me weird, sex cult Heather's vibes but grown up in a mystery thriller book. I honestly think that's the best way to describe this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Animal cruelty
rose_reads_at_dusk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Violence, Car accident, Cancer, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Dementia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Drug use, Blood, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, and Child death
pageafter_paige's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
While I liked reading the book, I wasn’t obsessed with the ending. When I was reading I was trying to figure out the big twist, and I feel like my prediction would’ve been a better story line. But I really didn’t see all the smaller tiny twists that seemed to happen each chapter and that’s why I loved reading it!
This was a really good one by Alice Feeney and she has slayed me once again!
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual violence, Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Stalking
rjreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cursing
julienicole1106's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, and Terminal illness
ananamauvais'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
3.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Terminal illness, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Infidelity, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
nightowlreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Dementia, and Bullying