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meredith_williams_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Mental illness and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm and Death of parent
jennyrm's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Self harm
danah_kayla's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Self harm
Moderate: Grief
emmalwalker'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: Self harm
Moderate: Dementia and Alcohol
krisrow's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
waitingforgoodoggo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Minor: Death, Self harm, Dementia, and Car accident
sofiya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
My only real issue with this book is that the alternating POVs were exhausting at points, particularly if you weren't invested in one of the stories at that time. Even if I was enjoying them all, I noticed that if I skipped a day of reading, I'd often forget what was going on in one or two of the POVs, making it difficult to keep track. In terms of the women, Jane was my clear favorite, which is unsurprising as to the fact that I related to her most. Because of that, I slumped reading through the 1st third of the book.
The real plot twist for me was figuring out how Jane's plot intersected with Siobhan's! For some reason, I didn't put together that Jane's boss had been Richard until he grabs her arm and she notes his grey/silver hair. The signs were all there, but I just didn't put it together. That actual storyline was really interesting. I thought it was done with care (as opposed to the self-harming, which I thought was weaker), but I don't think I disliked Richard enough. I especially didn't see him as someone who would stalk a woman and then have no empathy about her death after literally witnessing it mere hours before. I think had I known Jane's boss was him, it would have drawn my dislike more early on.
So, the actual death. Even though I'd known Siobhan was going to die for a while, I cried in the hospital lobby I was sitting in. Multiple times. Every time Joseph told the story, the tears fell. Getting to see the real him at the end was beautiful, including how poorly he was dealing with the grief. I also loved getting to reflect back to his early chapters with Jane and Miranda. Jane thinks that he's keeping his distance because he's worried to scare her off, when it's a lot of the opposite. He's worried about ruining it himself, which gives a lot of nice retrospection. And Miranda, we see her trying to always be perfect for him, meanwhile he's been doing the same.
Overall, really enjoyed it! Would definitely want to read it again knowing what's really going on with Joseph and the girls.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Self harm
Minor: Dementia and Death of parent
nettabarak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ccouey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Self harm
makbrandt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Suicidal thoughts