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Whilst none of the characters are lovable in the traditional sense they are well explored which adds depth to the story.
The ending is what both Laurel and Poppy deserved but I couldn't help feeling some sympathy for Floyd. A good entry thriller, but if you enjoy shocking twists and turns maybe give this one a miss.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Suicide
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief
Minor: Eating disorder, Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse
I was also very disturbed by the way Laurel talked about her other daughter, Hanna. “Laurel had never accepted Hanna as a consolation prize”…
”Laurel is about to say, Oh, she was much prettier than Hanna”…
”Hanna. Her middle child. The difficult one. The tiring one. The one she wouldn’t want to be stranded on a desert island with. And a terrible thought shot through her, so fast she barely registered it. It should be you missing and Ellie eating beans on toast.“
I mean what kind of mom thinks this way about her daughter? I understand she is grieving but it’s horrible. Extremely disturbing, IMO, and left unaddressed other than a half-ass voicemail apology.
It loses some serious points from me because I was disturbed by how Laurel talked and thought about her middle child and how the book never really addresses these thoughts. The ending was also very unsatisfying and lacked a feeling of justice.
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Gaslighting