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Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Stalking
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy
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
But it does fall short on a few things. Some of it is a bit far fetched and happens too quickly - for example we find out that Ellie is dead very early on (definitely could have been avoided) and why would Noelle’s mum suddenly go into a deep convo about her private relationship with her daughter and her disappearance with a total stranger or Floyd realising everything was going wrong so admitted it all and then killed himself in the same day (also was Laurel and Poppy meant to just go to the Christmas Eve party and act as if the situation was completely normal?)
I also wish there was more of a twist - I felt so excited by all the what-ifs and how it all tied together but it was quite drawn out so by the time we find out exactly what happened it falls slightly flat, sucking out the tension that was in previous chapters. And don’t get my started on that epilogue 🫠 the final thing that I didn’t really enjoy was the switching of people narrating the story - it’s interesting because although I liked hearing the situation from different perspectives, it didn’t flow well in the end
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Murder
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt
I feel like the writing was very good and I couldn’t put it down, was really intrigued. But it wasn’t a psychological thriller to me, more just like a devastating story about
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Miscarriage
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder