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smileyjayna's review
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Alcohol, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Abandonment, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Child death
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Gaslighting, Classism, Grief, and Gun violence
kaynic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
sapphirestorm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Infidelity, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
rockin_robyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Animal death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Fatphobia
jessw17's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Stalking
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, Sexual content, and Confinement
thecatsmum's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Honestly, I think it would have been a better book if it was mostly told from Louise's POV for the first half to three quarters of the book or if Pinborough handled Adele's POV chapters better. It felt like the story lost part of its momentum by allowing the reader to know too much too soon.
A bit into the book I realised I had seen the miniseries that was based on the book a few years ago, and I wasn't impressed by the ending then, and I guess I wasn't now. So, despite the prose feeling decent, there were too many problems for me to rate this higher.
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization
andrewhatesham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
It was a little confusing at first, especially with multiple POVs, but I was able to get into it, especially once the plot started to build and got more interesting.
I would say listen to the audiobook if you're thinking of reading this, unless you're good with really slow paced build ups.
The blurb is pretty accurate: "if you think you know where this story is going, think again, because Behind Her Eyes is like no other book you’ve read before." I definitely did not predict the ending, I was shocked.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Toxic relationship
alisonfaith426'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
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, Stalking, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Self harm, and Classism
Minor: Pregnancy and Confinement
zeyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Graphic: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Death, Animal death, and Self harm
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Emotional abuse