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Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault
Mariana is our protagonist, a group therapist that I found to be unreliable but empathetic as narrator, a winning combination in the genre. I personally appreciated her healthy dose of suspicion and was intrigued by the way she interacted with others through a therapist's lens, interpreting behaviors and motivations. Did I doubt every person she interacted with, including her? YES of course I did. So naturally, I was partially correct at the end while also being wildly not correct, which I enjoyed immensely. I appreciate the author for his sleight of hand and the way he manages what I notice as a reader to lead me astray.
The last 10% of the book was a wild ride. At first, I was irritated at where I thought the big reveal was headed and started to adjust my expectations for the finale and the book as a whole (thrillers more than any other genre hinge on the ending for me in terms of how I feel towards it). Luckily, I was being tricked ~again~ and a quick shift left me surprised and much more satisfied.
I was impressed by the range of the audiobook narrator with sinister interludes from the serial killer's perspective from a different voice actor. I liked the way this obscured his identity by separating the main performance from the way his writings were read, i.e. I wasn't able to match voices to guess who he is.
Finally, I loved the unexpected The Silent Patient tie-in, a brief easter egg that was clever and enjoyable while remaining subtle enough to not detract from the reading experience if you aren't familiar with the author's other book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Stalking
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Self harm
Minor: Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic friendship