Take a photo of a barcode or cover
The author is a master of misdirection, using literary analysis and psychological expertise to guide your thoughts in a specific direction. Although I guessed the killer about halfway in, the motive was so shocking that I yelled "WHAT?!" in my car, because it was SO much more fucked up than I had expected! But in thinking back, there were tons of clues. That's the best kind of mystery, truly.
I felt the protagonist was particularly lovable in this one, if a bit unhinged and overly determined to be right when everyone is telling her she's blinded by her stubbornness. I really felt for her and I hope to see more of her in his work in the future. The little cameos from The Silent Patient were very welcomed in this book!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Blood, Stalking
Plus I’m a nerd for character crossovers so I was very pleased to see Theo make an appearance from Michaelides’ other novel The Silent Patient.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Stalking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Self harm
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Murder
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
There are some heavy topics within so def check out content warnings.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Drug use