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mj_86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: Infertility, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mass/school shootings, and Alcoholism
a_libraryghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
As others have pointed out there are a lot of twists though despite this most of them are pretty predictable. There was one twist I was surprised it took so long to reveal because it seemed very obvious very quickly. Though I will say while I was right about almost everything, I was made to second guess my assumptions. The two major twists directly linked to Emma were the ones I didn’t see coming and definitely were the most compelling.
In fact, Emma in general was the best part of this story. So often when reading or watching horror you do not care whether the character lives or dies, or you might want them to die for being so stupid, but I was rooting for Emma (and Laika!) the whole time and she is really what kept me reading.
I had two big issues with the book. One was the invincibility of the characters like
Neckbeard? ✅
Fedora? ✅
Literally says “I guess nice guys do finish last”? ✅
A FUCKING KATANA?! ✅
I think Adams tried to subvert it a bit and give him some more depth but it when the nice guy line came I just had to laugh and it felt a bit like I was reading something straight on reddit.
I do agree the ending dragged on but I liked it and was pretty happy with the outcome.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Infertility
Minor: Mass/school shootings
crabcake28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Child death, Alcoholism, Infertility, and Stalking
katiedesando's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
laurensm_th's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Animal cruelty
Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism
reahbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was so much more than the suspenseful, slasher-y book I thought I was getting into (though it was that too.) A master class on how to end a story, with plenty of twists to keep you guessing.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Gore, Alcoholism, Sexism, Gun violence, and Misogyny
Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Physical abuse
emory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Misogyny, and Car accident
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Domestic abuse and Mass/school shootings
rafiniert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Vomit, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child death and Sexism
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Mass/school shootings
likeagilmoregirl'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
3.5
The first 50% of this book was incredible. I was thoroughly creeped out and was having a great time coming up with theories about what the twists would be. And even when many of my theories were proven right, they were done in such a way that left me invested in the story and frequently wanting to throw my e-reader across the room.
The weak points for me were after the halfway mark. While the book was engaging all the way through, it sometimes became frustrating to see what was happening way before some of the characters did. The main twist involving the heroine’s past also made it difficult to sympathize with her the way I would have like to as a reader. And there was also a very very brief, seemingly last-minute decision to include an explanation/excuse of mental illness concerning the killer that left a bad taste in my mouth. These things brought this down from a 4 to a 3.5 for me.
Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. I couldn’t put it down and I was a little sad when it was over. Love the premise, mostly love the story. Going to sleep with my lights on now!
Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Addiction, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
collinsd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcohol, and Car accident
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail