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owlmanda's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Blood and Dementia
oliviarose05's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Emotional abuse and Alcohol
pierrereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Gaslighting
melodic37's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
bnjmndvs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship
magalich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
rskey'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? No
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
karlasaysbleh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual violence
kirstenw'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
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse
gwalt118'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? Yes
3.0
With that being said, if you enjoy an immediately unreliable narrator, morally questionable characters, and lots of sarcasm - which I do - then you might pick this one up. I found the podcast aspect interesting and reminiscent of Lisa Jewell's None of This is True, although I enjoyed Jewell's novel much more. The whodunit in this one was fairly predictable, which is always disappointing for a thriller.
My favorite character was Beverly, the protagonist Lucy's grandmother. She was hilarious, and I thought the levity she provided was a nice counter to a very dark story.
For all my qualms and discomfort, I couldn't put this one down. I was supposed to clean the bathrooms and run some errands over the weekend, but I read this instead. Oh well.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism