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sophiast96's review
The book wanted to do a Gone Girl plot twist so bad but where Gone Girl was carefully crafted so it all makes sense in hindsight this book just doesn’t make any sense.
I generally like POV structures but here it was the wrong choice for the endpoint the author wanted to reach, it’s just not logical.
Moderate: Police brutality and Misogyny
chloeforkerway'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? It's complicated
1.0
There was absolutely zero research on the law or the police force. One episode of Law & Order was watched to complete this monstrosity of a novel. I am glad that this was free and I did not pay for it because that would have been a complete waste of my working girl money.
Here is a list of everything that I was confused about and/or also hated about this book:
- The way Adam describes women
- He only sees them as sex objects and he has a one-track mind when it comes to any woman
- He kisses people for no reason and harassed them numerous times, it was sickening
- Adam Morgan is a literal monster
- He attempts to justify cheating on Sarah (which seeing how Sarah ends up, he shouldn't have)
- Adam is a complete and utter shame to any good man that has ever existed in all of human existence
- His drinking problem becomes a main aspect of the story for literally no reason. This novel consisted of a full chapter of him drinking, only for it to lead absolutely nowhere.
- He has NOOO brain!
- This man does stupid stuff for no reason - why do you trust every single person that steps into your life? You should know yourself what a trustworthy person is not based on your own personality.
- Adam, you can't even trust yourself, bro.
- The worst plot twist I have ever read.
- Think about any one character and it is probably them.
- Happened in the last ten pages.
- I hate Sarah.
- Each and every single one of these characters needs psychological help
- Most of them are obvious, including, Adam, Sarah, Anne
- Honorable mentions: Eleanor, Matthew, Bob, all of the police officers, Kelly, Scott, Rebecca
- Random flashbacks
- Details of Sarah being rich
- Adam's failed writing career
- How long does this story go on? Like in a sense of time.
- Useless characters and metaphors
- Everyone sounds and looks the same
- Adam escaping
- Ants and nature
- No man can keep it in his pants
- Again, the plot twist
- The four-in-one murders
- Kelly
- The end of it
- Robert Miller
- Sarah mentions her being the best attorney and then she turns around and becomes the worst one by every second
- her unprofessionalism
- her terrible character
- unreliable narrator, worse than Adam
- wanting to have sex with every man in the book
- uses her sex appeal to her advantage, but then embarrasses herself because it never works and she looks bad
- NO man is worth this and she knows it
I hope no one suffers as much as I did by reading this!
Graphic: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, and Death of parent
shubh_reads_constantly'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
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Abortion, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, and Stalking
foldingthepage_kayleigh'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
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Confinement, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Drug abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy
angelicathebookworm'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
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
leahlovesloslibros's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book started off strong, and finished even stronger. I was immediately hooked by the relationship between Sarah and Adam, including the drama that quickly ensued. While it was evident that they loved each other, it seemed that Sarah loved her work just a little bit more. Both of the main characters were clearly flawed, which was a major driving point in the story. The longer the story went on, the more I picked up on little bread crumbs here and there, although honestly I didn't really figure out the big reveal until approximately one chapter before it was revealed. I had suspicions about some of the people/things that were problematic throughout the story, but I didn't actually figure out all of the pieces, which I enjoyed. I could not stop reading this book.
Overall, this book was a very quick read (listen) for me, and it kept me hooked from start to finish. I am absolutely going to check out other books by this author. Hands-down a 5 star read.
Graphic: Cursing and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Gore
This book includes a somewhat detailed/graphic description of a lethal injection.devreighreads'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
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking
Minor: Homophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use