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tkibbee17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Chronic illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Dementia, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Domestic abuse
adaora_ble'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? Yes
4.0
I really liked how they built up the mystery and the internal logic of the universe of what exactly was going on, despite the blurb I wasn't really certain what I was getting myself into so it was nice to learn alongside the characters and get the same life plot twists that they do when they're thrown into crazy situations.
I really liked the characters, I was a bit worried I wouldn't like Detective Barry Sutton because he's a divorced dad with a dead daughter and he just felt like every action guy ever + he also reminded me of another detective from a book that ended up sucking but he really grew on me, he became my favourite character from the book although it terms of likeable characters there wasn't a huge number to chose from. The other main character Helena is heartbreaking because she only ever tried to do good and everyone else kept getting in the way of that.
The side characters felt very real and the thriller elements felt just sinister enough to leave you guessing what was going on. I definitely recommend this book if you like detective stories, sci-fi or just a two people going through life and learning from their mistakes.
There's a definitive shift in the trajectory of the plot that was slightly jarring because it felt very much like Part 1 and Part 2 but they tie together in the end by being a story of Barry's character development and him understanding his own role in his interpersonal relationships. It was very much his second chance at the life that he wanted. The last 3rd of the book was way more hardcore than the rest of it, more grisly but it was necessary for the story and to drive home how hard everyone was trying to work to a good ending.
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, Genocide, Kidnapping, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug use, War, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, War, Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Violence, and Toxic friendship
katschkekat's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Suicide, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War
katiesbeengone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Dementia
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Torture, Murder, Blood, Grief, Violence, Child death, Cursing, and Self harm
Minor: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, and Addiction
xosirenox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Suicide, Medical content, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
ripxw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Violence, War, Grief, Genocide, and Child death
Minor: Death of parent
bobbi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Dementia, and Child death
mar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Dementia, Death, Grief, Gore, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Gun violence, and Car accident
Minor: Mass/school shootings
nataliebootlah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
False Memory Syndrome has plagued the country. People are nearing insanity as real and false memories cloud their minds. After failing to save a woman unable to decipher between the two, detective Barry Sutton begins searching for the truth. And what he finds is certainly not what he expected.
Helena Smith has dedicated her life to developing a technology that will capture the memories of those, like her beloved mother, suffering from Alzheimer’s. When she receives the unending funding to make it actually possible, it doesn’t go quite as planned.
You don’t get this type of science friction often — a mind-bending look at memory loss and how we might change it. It’s a vortex of good versus evil. And although the ending was a bit redundant and dragged out, the majority of the book was a fast-paced, alternating-POV race against time itself.
Graphic: Child death, Dementia, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War