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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
kashby's review against another edition
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Murder, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Blood, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Drug use
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
sweill803'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: Stalking
Moderate: Death, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Cursing, and Blood
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Bullying, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
heather_harrison's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This had my jaw on the floor many times. Somebody order a wellness check for Lisa Jewel because her mind is just đ¤Ż
Graphic: Stalking, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Death, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Pedophilia
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, and Drug use
courtnetto'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
5.0
This book really did have me gripped and wanting to find out what happens next, which I love about a book anyway!
This book revolves around Alix Summer and Josie Fair, after a chance encounter in a restaurant when Josie overhears that it is also Alixâs birthday⌠they then later discover that they are the same age, and were born in the exact same hospital which then causes Josie to spark an interest in Alix and her personal life.
However, Josie is married to a man who is over 20 years older than her while Alix is married to a man of their age and her kids are still of school age while Josieâs children are in their 20s and one of them has moved out.
Alix has her own Podcast which Josie becomes interested in, thus adding to her interest of Alixâs personal life. Josie uses this as an opportunity to try slander her own mother, husband and her two daughters (Roxy and Erin). She claims that her husband is abusive to her and both their daughters, hence why their younger daughter moved out. She claims that Walter (her husband) is also abusing Erin on a night when she is asleep so that she doesnât know - however, itâs later revealed by that he actually goes into her room to game with her as sheâs a well known streamer on Glitch (I love that this is the books version of Twitch!) and her Dad adds to her persona as she is quiet but he is chatty and loud, so they end up becoming âErased and Pops.â.
Josie is a very shady character and she just becomes weirder and weirder as the book progresses, stealing various items from the Summerâs household, such as a drawing Eliza did, Leonâs passport photos, a bracelet and even a necklace! However, as the book progresses we soon discover that she is behind more than just these thefts, as she may be behind murders!
I really despised the character of Josie by the time I got to the end of the book, she just seemed very manipulative and vindictive, Alix is proof of this as she is somehow manipulated into allowing Josie to stay at her house after she had supposedly been âabusedâ by her husband, Walter who has also hurt their daughter, Erin. Josie is also revealed to be behind the disappearance of Alixâs husband, Nathan, but tried to cover it by using her daughter Erinâs cards to pay for things, such as a hotel room.
I loved the writing style of this book, it really had me hooked and I just wanted to keep reading and finding out what happened next, keeping me on the edge of my seat. I binged the last 100+ pages within an hour or two because it was so gripping!
I think Lisa Jewell is going to be an auto-read author for me, well worth the 5 star review!âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Infidelity
mhinch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence
spellbindingtomes'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Stalking
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Confinement, and Domestic abuse