Reviews with content warning for Death - Sa saad mind tundma

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Sa saad mind tundma by Megan Abbott

8 reviews

emszat's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I went into this book without any particular expectations, but unfortunately it didn't do much for me. While the mystery elements became engaging in the middle sections, the story ultimately fell flat in most areas that mattered.
The biggest disappointment was the ending -

despite someone literally dying

, it felt like nothing really happened. There were surprising revelations, but without any real consequences or emotional fallout, it lost its shock value completely. The pacing became a real problem once you knew what had occurred; the story just dragged on without purpose.
I struggled to connect with most of the characters, who all felt disconnected from each other and emotionally distant. What was clearly meant to be powerful and emotional didn't land for me at all. The only character I genuinely felt bad for was Drew.
The adult behavior throughout was pretty appalling, and nobody seemed to actually communicate with their children. The parenting across the board, including Katie and Eric, was questionable at best. Whether this was intentional commentary on competitive youth sports or just poor character development, it made for frustrating reading.
Abbott's writing has its moments and the mystery did hook me initially, but the execution couldn't sustain my interest. It's fine, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. There are better psychological thrillers out there that actually deliver on their emotional promises.

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courtneykay_'s review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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greatexpectations77's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had a good time with this one, probably because i like a confined, claustrophobic mystery. Also, did anyone else think the daughter

was on puberty blockers and that's why her period was coming so late? I thought that was going to be a major secret by the dad.

I thought the ending was well done, and I was guessing the whole time who was behind the crime. I love mess! I thought the younger brother was hands-down the best character. Also I felt like the mom needed to like, do a little more to figure out what was going on.

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