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thetearex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Child death, Stalking, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Incest, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
carlimact'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So glad I did! I was gripped from chapter one and never let go. Even now I'm not sure if I actually knew what was going on half the time.
Would read again.
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism
Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting
chapters_and_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Stalking
hillarym's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, Torture, Stalking, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse
coco78337'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
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Excrement, Pregnancy, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic
smilagros's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
runefactories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
When discussing people who have been victimized and go on to victimize others, it’s important to have nuance and recognize that someone’s abusive actions don’t magically cancel out abuse they previously experienced. You can be a victim and an abuser at the same time - this seems to be a foreign concept in this book. This book had a shred of nuance at first, but it was gone by the end and the author did not handle this important theme responsibly. It was said throughout by multiple “reasonable” characters that a grooming victim actually manipulated the much older man into being with her, with minimal criticism, that it seemed like this was the (gross n misogynistic) point the author was trying to make. The notion that children are responsible for adults’ sexual abuse is always false and I cannot in good faith recommend this book as a result of that notion being promoted. It is always the adult’s responsibility to decline any sexual advances from children. There was so much bullshit at the end about
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Misogyny
kelceyq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Stalking, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, and Child abuse
bettymer91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, and Stalking
thereaganator8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Violence