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3.91 AVERAGE


I would recommend reading this with your eyes because the audiobook is …silly (one of the narrators is a cat who makes A LOT of cat sounds) and it ruins the suspense/horror elements. There are twists on twists on twists in the last quarter of the book and I can see how some people might be wow-ed…but I was…not.

This isn’t your typical horror read—it’s layered like an onion. Just when you think you’ve pieced everything together, another layer peels back, making you question everything all over again. It’s unsettling at parts and constantly disconcerting, but it’s a slow burn

this book gave me whiplash
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tw: murder, abuse, kidnapping, intrusive thoughts

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i thoroughly enjoyed this! the alternate POVs was *just* enough to keep me confused but not lose me entirely (which tends to happen to me when there’s too many characters to read from)

knowing what the twist is now there’s some very clear hints throughout the story that point in that direction. this might be the first mystery/thriller book that i’ve annotated my thoughts and theories in & i’ll definitely be doing that more often!! it kept me actively reading it and guessing
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense
Loveable characters: Complicated