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dark
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
A great example of a really exciting crime thriller. Sinister and foreboding with the use of dual timelines to build tension. Fast paced and seriously nail-biting in places, my anxiety was through the roof!
When Elana marries Jackson she is a poor 24 year old widow, Jackson seems like the perfect man and sweeps her off her feet - handsome, charismatic and rich, he charms her into marrying him and bringing both her and her daughter Phoebe into the family. However on the day of her wedding rehearsal dinner she receives a warning from one of his ex wives, surely she is just crazy or jealous? Or is there more to Jackson than meets the eye…?
Great narration as always by Stephanie Cannon
CW domestic violence, coercive control, domestic abuse, gaslighting, emotional blackmail, child abuse
When Elana marries Jackson she is a poor 24 year old widow, Jackson seems like the perfect man and sweeps her off her feet - handsome, charismatic and rich, he charms her into marrying him and bringing both her and her daughter Phoebe into the family. However on the day of her wedding rehearsal dinner she receives a warning from one of his ex wives, surely she is just crazy or jealous? Or is there more to Jackson than meets the eye…?
Great narration as always by Stephanie Cannon
CW domestic violence, coercive control, domestic abuse, gaslighting, emotional blackmail, child abuse
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Gaslighting
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