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charlereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Infidelity, Death, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
luxxltyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Suicide
Minor: Biphobia, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction
hannahj98's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Rape
kotletka_polina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Overall, I enjoyed this book but I wish it was more disturbing in an unhinged way. The premise is cool but it’s not as big on the plot as I expected, the side events were more alarming.
Also, the ending didn’t feel like an actual ending to me because the pace didn’t changed throughout the book. I expected to feel closure of some sort but I only knew it was the end after I read “the end”.
Thought it’d be more eccentric but that’s fine too.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, and Drug use
plumdustsuns's review against another edition
0.25
There was no linear string of concentration. Went from flavia’s trauma to random affair to Greta’s random descent into jealousy without showing that she had a tendency to be as much and that her mom was the same way. The blasé way of ‘I didn’t care that my mother offed herself’ in the last therapy session versus her using and being bogged down and sad by this trauma was not only conflicting but distasteful. Also Om randomly caring about her when she’s just his transcriptionist and his care/their friendship not even being handled before?? It’s not plausible/would have made for a better plot line and betrayal and made sense when he offered her sessions if they were friends or friendly. He said ‘Lmao’ when she said her house was cold and rain was coming in. And he suddenly cares?
And Keith was made out to be such a big deal and the stalker narrative and it barely did anything/added anything into the story? It wasn’t even resolved in the end properly?
Greta saying she had been SA’ed but it never coming up for her own intimacy issues? And it was just an offhand mention??
Also racist humour and just… so much wrong with this book, man. And how Flavia reacts to/keeps coming back to Greta doesn’t quite make sense. Also Greta gaslighting Flavia that adultery was worse than what she did? No???
Absolute fucking disappointment. Just a lazy and unfocused book.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Self harm, Drug use, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Racism, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
glitterypiggies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
emilyhwilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There’s a lot of layers (and trigger warnings) to this book about mental health, abuse, infidelity. What I liked was how specifically and richly each character was written. I was never bored by Greta’s inner monologue or chaotic commentary. Despite this, all the characters were SO unlikeable to me, which made it hard to get really attached.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Blood
frankieclc's review
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Rape
lolabecool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The romance is sapphic, which is historically fun for me, however I didn’t think it was particularly immersive. I didn’t really care if they “worked out” or not. I would have liked to be a little more emotionally invested.
The format really helped keep the story going— the recordings are in a different font.
Overall, it helped get me out of a reading slump, so very readable, but not super filling.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Infidelity
sestout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gore, Alcohol, Suicide, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Gaslighting, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Eating disorder, Ableism, and Abandonment