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deathbybooks4482's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
BUT
I also couldn’t ignore how this book hinges on ableism. I wish the author had chosen a different trope or maybe tackled it in a more creative way to avoid its inherent ableism. Even addressing her characters’ ableism would have been great. But without any pushback within the text, it feels like the author just doesn’t have a great understanding of disability.
Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
davianareads'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Death, Murder, Body horror, and Gaslighting
hadams_1003'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
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Miscarriage, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abortion, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Vomit and Blood
midnightstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide, Car accident, Child abuse, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Abortion
coolkid'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
As is, though, this book is average at best. Lowen is very unlikable. Verity was a much more interesting character - and, as always, Hoover's shaming of motherly women who like sex remains a constant.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Self harm, Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, Suicide, Body shaming, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction
john_pascoe'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
3.0
Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
crmccleary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, and Vomit
sweater_swetha'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? Yes
2.0
This book tried so hard to do an unreliable narrator thing by having the main character be a sleepwalker and taking a couple Xanax. That’s it. There was no subtlety in anything, which I would argue is the single most important thing when writing an unreliable narrator. This book also overrides any of the thriller aspects with garbage smut scenes and a romance that adds next to nothing to the book. The ending “twist” (it wasn’t much of a twist) was really really stupid and made no sense. It just added so many unnecessary plot holes, and kind of just felt like the author just wanted to slap it on so that we could pretend there was a mystery this whole time. There isn’t. Nothing thrilling actually happens in the actual plot. It’s honestly a little sad though, because the premise is really interesting, and with a better thriller/mystery writer, could have been so much more interesting and thought provoking.
Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gore, Murder, Car accident, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Suicide
Minor: Mental illness and Body shaming
katierosecrane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Abortion, Suicide, Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
oliviapankiw'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
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Pregnancy