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anne_reader's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Incest, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Stalking, Addiction, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
choy77'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse
kleinekita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The audiobook has great production though, 5 stars for that.
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, and Stalking
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Infidelity, and Confinement
ylimehurst'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
4.25
Moderate: Torture, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Death
Minor: Drug use
lucyswarby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder
Minor: Incest
knapier5'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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Child death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, and Incest
daffodilcherry'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This story reads like a Netflix/BBC miniseries that gets crazy popular and that everyone's mum is obsessed with. The first 50% is amps up the tension between the two women, but ultimately it goes along very slowly. The second 50% is fast paced, desperate and dramatic. My one ultimate annoyance with this book is the title: None of This is True.
In terms of diversity, both Alix and Josie are white cis women, married to their husbands. Everyone appears to be ambiguously white and straight, except for, some of Nathan's friends and
I very much enjoyed this as an audiobook, with two excellent main narrators and then a full cast making up the interviewees of the inserted documentary moments. My only gripe with it was that at times in the documentary aspects the interviewer's voice was very quiet, but otherwise it was good.
Wheelhouse: narrative parallels/foils, women protagonists over 45,
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Ableism, and Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Incest, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
The dog is uninjured and fine at the end. Josie's relationship with Walter:bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Child death
Minor: Bullying
bethghoul'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
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Stalking, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
thevanessa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It was really good, but I wouldn’t recommend it, at least not without a full list of trigger warnings😅
The audiobook though 👏🏻so good👏🏻 one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to! The voice actors gave it there all and really sold me the story, so much so that it felt real
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Incest, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Torture, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content