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oliviamfrench's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
krisx's review
- 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
1.0
Unfortunately to my dismay, it ended in almost justifying abuse and grooming. A 16-year old cannot "seduce" a grown man and a child neglected by their mother isn't just "born evil". It feels like a bad true crime episode feeding into all of the stereotypes regarding criminals who have been abused, mistreated and are severly traumatized prior to their crimes. The last few pages left an "open ending" so the reader could decide what to believe and to kind of create their own narrative but what kind of narrative are you expected to create when you've read few hundered pages of justified abuse story?! Incredibly disappointed in the way the story turned out, it had a lot of potential in the beginning.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
pernillelsk'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
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder and Pregnancy
pastryghost'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
3.0
I highly recommend the full-cast recording version. I usually stay away from background noise in my audiobooks, but this was done expertly and I think it is the best way to read this novel.
Heavy content warnings: domenstic abuse, grooming, alcoholism, obsession, emotional abuse, physical abuse, kidnapping, murder. It doesn't get ""graphic"" in descriptions but the story and the traumas are very potent and harrowing. Please see list of CW.
I'd recommend this to fans of The Silent Patient and The Maidens by Alex Michaelides.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
elsreads's review
- 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
3.75
Was hooked throughout and absolutely LOVED the structure of the book with the mix of differing POVs and the use of mixed media (podcasts, interviews etc)
Knocked a few stars due to the
Really good book none the less and definitely has got me back to reading thrillers so very happy about that! Was a good holiday read :)
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Pedophilia, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
agathajanemaud1908'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
karen_lo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Incest and Pedophilia
allisonpaigex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
gaymoonreader'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Excrement
Minor: Drug use and Pandemic/Epidemic