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radhi_inthelibrary's review against another edition
- 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
Ok, that was mostly my emotions haha, but seriously it was soooo good in sooo many different ways. I mean the plot twists kept twisting left and right! One moment I had made conclusions and in the next moment I had to erase all the ideas formulating in my head, because there were other things at hand, evidence that pointed in all sorts of directions. And omggg the way I was mentally screaming at the fmc (arghhh I want to cryyy)!!! I thought her soooo dumb and stupid for some of the decisions she made, but somehow all of that stupidity worked out and I was so glad for her initial dumb decisions XD. At other times, she made smart moves that definitely did not work for her and made me understand why she continued to resort to those dumb ones lol. As for the ending, I did not see it coming at. all. whatsoever. You know, throughout the book I thought i was the smart one, because I thought I had figured mystery books out...LMAO I was soooo wrong - I definitely DO NOT have them figured out >_< .
Anyway, go read this. Like right now.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Murder
myreadingdream13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Addiction, Child death, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Vomit
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Stalking, Mental illness, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Suicide, Self harm, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual content
lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
…the past never stays where we try to keep it, stuffing it deep into the back of a closet and hoping to forget.
I feel bad for Chloe. She's surrounded by people who are either liars or immoral.
I did guess early on the plot twist, but I did not expect this to have many (minor) plot twists. Those little plot twists kept me engaged and made me skim this. However, I needed some help with this book.
Sometimes the transition of Chloe's thoughts from the present to the past (or vice versa) could be more apparent. It could have been more seamless. One minute we're reading about what Chloe was thinking about now/in the present, then the next minute, we're transported to her past, reading about what past Chloe was feeling at that moment. I don't know if this is intentional since Chloe is supposed to be an unreliable narrator, but it sometimes kept me confused. I've read enough thrillers to know there's a better way to do this.
Additionally, some parts are really repetitive. Since this is a first-person POV (Chloe's POV), we know her whereabouts and thoughts, so there is no need to recount what we read in the past chapters. We just read about 1 or 2 chapters about what happened over the weekend because we were "with her" as readers; there's no need to have 2 or 3 paragraphs of summary the chapter after.
It really bothered me how many times the words "flick," "flicker," "flicking," and "flicking" was mentioned (if you're curious: flick = 6, flicker = 13, flicking = 5, flickering = 9... that's a whole lot for a book less than 400 pages).
Overall, I did enjoy this book. I understand this is the author's debut novel. As she writes more books, her writing style will get better. It was okay, I'm glad I read it since it entertained me, but it had some problems. 2.5 stars.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Blood, Death, and Mental illness
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Death
Minor: Abandonment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Self harm, Stalking, and Violence
k4miller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Self harm, Stalking, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
themoodreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Drug use, Child death, Stalking, Addiction, and Murder
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Sexual content
laurennicole98'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, and Miscarriage
rachelmerrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Child death, Murder, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Self harm
thereadedit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
And I absolutely hate that I couldn't sit for an extended period of time to get through it. But do not get me wrong. This was a great story. I really enjoyed the twists, turns and the shock of events within the book.
I also wish there would have been more from from Coopers side of things. If we could have seen how it affected him or Daniel for that matter it could have sewn more doubt regarding who did what. I needed more of an explanation for what happened in the end. There was none for some things and I hate that there wasn't. It would have rounded the story more for so many questions that are being asked.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Murder