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sabrinabeschke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Cursing, Grief, Child death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Stalking, and Cancer
cielosiluminado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement and Stalking
Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
angelikae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness
fanboyriot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Addiction, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gore, Car accident, Body horror, and Hate crime
Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Vomit, Stalking, Cancer, Sexual assault, Animal death, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship
ojudge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
emilyisgrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Stalking, Child death, Fatphobia, Rape, Kidnapping, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence
gemstonejasper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I don't like Pip. I don't see her as a smart or ethical character. That doesn't ruin the story for me because I don't necessarily think she's supposed to be likable. She makes a lot of dumb mistakes and still has the self-righteous attitude she had in the first book. She doesn't understand why people wouldn't like her. She acts like the victim, but she literally aired other people's dirty laundry on a podcast about the cold case she solved. I'd hate her too. As she was trying to find Jamie, she released podcast episodes about it as she went. I was waiting for this to backfire. Realistically, someone would get angry and confront her about talking about their business to millions of people. But that never happens.
I think it also would have been interesting to explore how Pip makes the second season of her podcast about her ongoing investigation so much more dramatic than the situation warranted then. She used the disappearance of her friend's brother to get more people interested in her podcast. Sure, she may have thought she had good intentions of getting tips. But she still used it for views. I think that was a missed opportunity that could have been interesting to explore. The first book seemed to focus more on her obsession with the cold case. But I don't feel it was fully explored. I was hoping to explore it more here but was disappointed.
The story was all over the place. I don't think there was any way I could have figured out what was going on before the climax. I don't feel like the clues were strong enough to lead the audience to the result before it was officially revealed. It was still a fun ride and introduced some interesting ethical conflicts. I enjoyed how this book had pictures of some pieces of evidence. I don't think the first book did. But these pictures didn't give any extra clues, so there wasn't much of a point to them.
There were a few plot points that didn't get tied up by the end. Maybe they will be dealt with in the next book, but they felt like they were never resolved.
I did enjoy the ethical dilemma that was introduced towards the end. My boss and I have different opinions on the ending, but that's okay. I'm glad the ending made us think. Click below if you want a tangent about ethics surrounding the ending that isn't specifically related to the quality of the story.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Confinement, and Gun violence
Minor: Child abuse and Child death
_sarahleb_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
sterreks'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Animal death, Fatphobia, Cancer, and Drug use
ellarae0111's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts