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bxnnny'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
haleybre'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
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
belysagan'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
blackcatkai'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
2.5
I started reading this one with such hope, and i was enjoying it initially, but as it continued i found myself bored and could not stay engaged. there was both too much going on and yet nowhere near enough. a big issue, for me, were too many characters that all felt flat and too similar, and too many time skips back and forth. i also feel the detective parts could have been completely cut out and the story would've been much better. her povs just felt like a way to make the book longer and i am not a fan.
a couple of the twists in the end were pretty decent overall, but we get fade to black in a big action end scene that felt so disappointing. i was overall underwhelmed and i wish i wasnt. still going to check out other books by North, but this one was an absolute miss for me.
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction
beckyremillard'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? It's complicated
3.5
The story is told in Paul’s perspective both now and in the past. We also hear from Amanda, a detective who is working on a similar case that gets connected with the past Paul has been trying to avoid.
The book is okay. I didn’t predict everything and it was definitely a bit creepy. But nothing really stood out to me as anything special.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death and Suicide
melissahawco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Toxic friendship
ellarroz's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Blood, and Murder
thetruthatallhazards'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death and Death of parent
onemorepagecrew'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: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
salm0n'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? N/A
4.75
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Drug use and Gore