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Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Stalking
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Suicide, Stalking
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Murder
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol
I'm not usually one for inconclusive endings, and I'm usually the first to sniff out and predict a plot twist in books but the twist in this one took me very much by surprise. I gasped out loud when the major story reveal occurred, I'll admit.
I took this book down in about a couple of hours of reading. I kept finding myself wondering about the world of Theo and Alicia until I finished. The mystery, the will-they, won't-they of it all kept drawing me in until I saw the story to it's conclusion. Michaelides did an amazing job of pacing the story, and I loved the transposed inclusion of Alicia's diary as the plot progressed to reveal more to us about certain characters and their motives as the story went on. I saw in the back that Michaelides mentioned this was to make the reader more invested/caring of Alicia and it definitely worked. I found myself sympathizing with her more and more as the story went on, despite her present lack of communication.
I could go on, but the bottom line is (haha): if you are even mildly intrigued by mystery or thriller novels, please pick this one up. It's worth it.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Rape, Vomit
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Death
Minor: Rape, Stalking, Car accident