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nike13's review against another edition
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
drybay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Confinement, and Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Mental illness
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Bullying
tigerkind'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? It's complicated
3.25
The MC seems to be a self insert for the author – I don’t see any other reason why everyone (including himself) keeps going on about how handsome he is.
A big part of the narrative depends on the use of gender-neutral pronouns and assumptions about gender roles.
It’s a bit silly to expect the reader to be led astray by gendered assumptions in a book where all the leading figures are women.
(Ben is the MC but to call him leading would be a stretch)
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Animal death, Medical content, Body horror, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Torture
Minor: Bullying, Classism, and Misogyny
yensidsunflower'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? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Suicide
ris23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use and Infidelity
Minor: Stalking, Confinement, and Animal death
dmc3970's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death
travelseatsreads'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 story is told through a mix of POVs and timelines which include snippets from Anna’s diary which build up a tense and sinister story that reveals itself layer by layer to a whiplash inducing conclusion.
The concept of this one had me absolutely hooked and certain experiments and thoughts within the book really got me thinking. I honestly would have loved a little bit more of those science bits rather than the friendship back story, which felt a bit drawn out and almost filler like, but maybe that’s just the psych nurse in me!
The book is being billed as an upcoming global phenomenon and I can see why, while it may not be the most spectacular literary thriller it is a fun read which people will not be able to put down and will want to discuss immediately once finished.
A must read for anyone looking for a gripping, mind-bending psychological suspense with a touch of whodunnit, this one is definitely for you.
Thanks to @harpercollinsire and @harpercollinsuk for sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Graphic: Animal death
kaylinvm94's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Murder, Fatphobia, Animal death, and Suicide
carolinefran'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Pregnancy and Drug use
shawniejo's review against another edition
Moderate: Animal death