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adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The writing is solid, some very interesting plot lines...but, while it started brilliantly, it began to develop into a typical Hollywood franchise-ish type of story about mid way into the book. That killed the mood for me. It became too unrealistic especially with the main character - Michael. I wished it focused on the cat and mouse chase rather than flipping between unnecessary dialogues and bizarre twists that didn't need to be there. The story is fast paced for sure but throwing in twists and turns everywhere disn't necessarily make it a great one. It just lost direction while switching between the past and present of Michael and Julian's lives. It got too repetitive and tired by the end. I might give the author another chance with his older books. I just feel this had potential but lost its way about 40% in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Bullying, Body horror, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
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