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amb_leigh'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
3.75
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide
ericaburns1's review
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide
sarahl0726's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Death, Suicide, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Mental illness
rachelreadsrelentlessly's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Sexual assault
aichaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault
keijiwolf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide
bookishsapphicshay's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Suicide
frantically'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: Infidelity, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Classism
beccasherman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault
lydiavsbooks's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The premise was very intriguing, a psychology study that turns sinister is a cool idea, but I just didn't like the direction it took - so much could have been done with that concept and it just felt like a waste.
The whole tone of the book was so overdramatic for what was actually going on. The main character was constantly referred to as having these 'deep dark' secrets that just turned out to be basically nothing. The whole motive behind the experiment was just eye roll worthy (Mild spoiler:
The main character was so ignorant, overly trusting and just stupid that I found it very difficult to have any sympathy for her. If you overlook that many red flags then you kinda have it coming.
Reading a not psychologist trying to write the pov of a psychologist is always a lil eye-rolly, but it was clear an effort was made so fair doos. Although the random summaries of famous psych experiments thrown in came across a lil too much like 'look I did my research, see' and just felt a lil forced.
I didn't hate this by any means, the pace was quick, it was intriguing, kept you reading and was a fun time (if you suspend your disbelief).
Minor: Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Sexual assault