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emenendez1's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
coffeeandbooked's review against another edition
5.0
Such a good book I couldn't put it down with so many twists and turns.
babs_reviews's review against another edition
5.0
Gosh, I feel completely stunned after reading The Last House on Needless Street. It might have been the first time reading a horror/psychological thriller where I didn't know where to place my loyalties. The characters in this novel were all so deep, incredibly sad and easy to care for.
Broken. This novel falls into you in broken, jagged pieces. You'll scramble to try and fit the them back together, to figure out this great puzzle and have answers. . . you'll be wrong. Some pieces are all wrong and from a different puzzle all together.
This story was meant to be told by Ted, Dee and Olivia and to truly understand you'll need to hear it exactly as they remember it.
Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan for the eARC.
Broken. This novel falls into you in broken, jagged pieces. You'll scramble to try and fit the them back together, to figure out this great puzzle and have answers. . . you'll be wrong. Some pieces are all wrong and from a different puzzle all together.
This story was meant to be told by Ted, Dee and Olivia and to truly understand you'll need to hear it exactly as they remember it.
Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan for the eARC.
starfleeting's review against another edition
1.0
Much like Nothing But Blackened Teeth, this was a book I was looking forward to reading for quite a while.... only to be sorely disappointed.
I immediately felt like this was not the story I signed up for in the first few pages, and decided to trust my instincts and looked on GR for spoilers. I was hoping maybe it was just a rough start and it got better. Because I really wanted to like this book. I really wanted to read and enjoy it.
Nope. Not even close. This book was not at all what I thought it was and, frankly, has a pretty damn insincere portrayal of mental illness along with a bunch of other shit that I wasn't wanting in this story (or the story I thought I was getting) aka I don't need graphic descriptions of child abuse and torture. Like at all.
The potential story I had thought up in my own head was better than the one this turned out to be.
Disappointing as fuck.
I immediately felt like this was not the story I signed up for in the first few pages, and decided to trust my instincts and looked on GR for spoilers. I was hoping maybe it was just a rough start and it got better. Because I really wanted to like this book. I really wanted to read and enjoy it.
Nope. Not even close. This book was not at all what I thought it was and, frankly, has a pretty damn insincere portrayal of mental illness along with a bunch of other shit that I wasn't wanting in this story (or the story I thought I was getting) aka I don't need graphic descriptions of child abuse and torture. Like at all.
The potential story I had thought up in my own head was better than the one this turned out to be.
Disappointing as fuck.
brandyleigh_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Leans heavy on the mental illness trope. The cat was cool though.
embydski's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐ This book is not at all what you would expect. It's definitely very strange. It had a lot of surprises and I appreciated the storyline but I feel like it dragged on.
samarie04's review against another edition
4.0
This book had me shook. To the core. Like, I thought I knew what was going on. Like KNEW it. Then *twist*! And I thought I one what was going on once again…and then BAM!!!! *HUGE UNSEEN CURVEBALL* If you liked the surprise twists of Gone Girl, I think you’ll like this.
aeicullen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0