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chroniclesofkas's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This book was a page-turner. It had me on my toes. I tried to put my detective hat on while I was reading and my assumption about the outcome was partly correct. I actually liked the character development. It was hard for me to connect with Lily while reading; however, I think that was a natural feeling with her character as a whole. I liked the plot and the development. Overall, this was a great quick read. I recommend this for anyone who just wants something quick to read and is ready to try and solve a case.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders
alinwonderland's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, and Sexual harassment
alexxm13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4 stars, this book is literally just a warning to people to not trust strangers even if they are beautiful and rich as it turns out mark is a psycho who killed kirsty as she was not honest about love and lied as she didn’t know what else to do, also yes it did make me mad that her parents just let her be with a 19 year old stranger even tho she is 15 and has no experience before with relationships and on a holiday where u don’t know anyone who lives there at the beach. also lily not knowing mark/carl was a psycho and just married him within a short amount of time? and alice just inviting a complete stranger to ur house and as her kids say he could be a killer? the only character who was quite sensible was gray/frank and his qualities of looking after his sister and protecting her but that just leads to the death of his dad after him trying to swim out to sea to get kirsty from mark trying to drown her out at sea. this comes 2nd fav out of the 3 lisa jewel books i’ve read as it wasn’t that confusing compared to “the family upstairs”. the only thing why i didn’t like this more than “and then she was gone” was that this was predictable with kirsty being in danger and mark being sketchy perv but i did think carl was gray but i was wrong which is good or else i would hate gray which i don’t just fuck mark!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence
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