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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault
Minor: Child abuse
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
so many great elements (at least in my opinion) in this book. it’s dark academia, a mystery, thriller, and has underlying themes of greek tragedies.
his storytelling is great, the plot is super intricate and he manages to make everything piece together in the very end. when i got to that point in the book, i had to set it down and needed a minute to process. he truly puts you into the protagonist’s (marianna) headspace and we make the connections alongside her.
there’s a twist at the end that i wasn’t suspecting, even as someone who enjoys thrillers. he throws out different characters that could be the killer that send the reader on mini spirals, trying to piece together how they could have done it, and that just adds to how great the moment of realization/unmasking is of the real killer.
only minor complaints is that while his cast of characters is diverse, all the poc characters are just in the background. i wish we got more on officer sangha.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm
I wasn't a huge fan of Alex Michaelides' last bestseller The Silent Patient but the premise, the cover and the allusions to classics in The Maidens convinced me to give this latest work a try.
I enjoyed the picture of Cambridge that the author paints and I was drawn into the initial mystery but I encountered the same issue with this book as I did the last one, the twist at the end is utterly ridiculous and ruined the book for me. Having set up at least three potential suspects, all of whom had just enough in common with our villain to keep them in the circle of suspicion, Michaelides plumps for an unexpected almost telenovella-esque twist
Moderate: Violence, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty