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whimsicalish's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
While this does feel similar to Rebecca, I appreciate the differences in setting, story, and characters.
The writing is easy to read, although the author reuses phrases multiple times. I should have counted how many times I read the line "she bit her lip until she tasted blood." Do you know how hard you'd have to bite to split your lip open? This is repeated a handful of times.
You can spot exactly what was going to happen to the letters.
Why on Earth would you try to "hide" your notes that describe in great detail how you don't trust your husband in the house you share? Was any reader shocked to learn he found them? It's painstakingly obvious.
You completely lose the tension when you read chapters from Jon's perspective.
I don't know why authors do this to their stories. When you build a tense situation where the reader isn't sure someone will survive and then have that character's POV with a time stamp, well now the reader KNOWS they survive. You completely lose out on the worry and stress.
The writing was average and took away the tension. I didn't care much for any of the characters. The only thing that really stuck out was the setting.
The writing is easy to read, although the author reuses phrases multiple times. I should have counted how many times I read the line "she bit her lip until she tasted blood." Do you know how hard you'd have to bite to split your lip open? This is repeated a handful of times.
You can spot exactly what was going to happen to the letters.
You completely lose the tension when you read chapters from Jon's perspective.
The writing was average and took away the tension. I didn't care much for any of the characters. The only thing that really stuck out was the setting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Death and Sexual assault
Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism
spiderwitch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Pregnancy, Death, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Confinement
Moderate: Xenophobia, Miscarriage, and Vomit
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Cancer
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