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saras_bees's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.75
Great read but the sex scenes seem like she went back and added them after
themorticianssister's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
maggie_gaca's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
jennajean's review against another edition
2.0
This book is chock-full of disturbed characters. I found it to be a bit too contrived/predictable, and the characters too unlikable to merit any more than 2 stars.
mikuwu's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars if i could. I physically had to put the book down and shiver. Love me a good thriller!
jess271201's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
noshinswag's review against another edition
2.0
Flynn is incredible at writing many characters, scenarios and connecting them in complex ways. I often try to imagine myself creating a piece of media myself when I indulge in it, and with this book I don't think I could.
Author is very good at writing pure negative vibes. Everytime I picked up this book, no matter what mood I was in, I could feel the dread. My favorite thing about this book I would say.
But that was really it. It was a shame because you could do so much with the sense of dread, write some good, gory, horror. But the plot never interested me.
I started this book for the shocking twist I was promised. Twist was not shocking, but rather a little predictable, and boring.
Lots of subplots here I didn't care about.
Main character was a little insufferable, especially at the beginning. Got better as the book went on. I liked how I could feel her character development(if that's what was intended).
Liked the part. Wished she did the whole ending better so that the part felt more shocking.
I usually love complicated mother-daughter relationships in media, since I relate to them in some way. This, however, felt too exaggerated to feel real. Most of the relationships and characters did too, which is why I couldn't connect to any of them. Every character was cynical and negative and 2 dimensional.
Was unnecessarily sexist and objectifying at times. I was surprised it wasn't written by a man.
Overall, I(mostly) loved her writing, but not the story, it's characters, or it's ending.
Author is very good at writing pure negative vibes. Everytime I picked up this book, no matter what mood I was in, I could feel the dread. My favorite thing about this book I would say.
But that was really it. It was a shame because you could do so much with the sense of dread, write some good, gory, horror. But the plot never interested me.
I started this book for the shocking twist I was promised. Twist was not shocking, but rather a little predictable, and boring.
Lots of subplots here I didn't care about.
Main character was a little insufferable, especially at the beginning. Got better as the book went on. I liked how I could feel her character development(if that's what was intended).
Liked the
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ivory floorI usually love complicated mother-daughter relationships in media, since I relate to them in some way. This, however, felt too exaggerated to feel real. Most of the relationships and characters did too, which is why I couldn't connect to any of them. Every character was cynical and negative and 2 dimensional.
Was unnecessarily sexist and objectifying at times. I was surprised it wasn't written by a man.
Overall, I(mostly) loved her writing, but not the story, it's characters, or it's ending.
yasminar's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
can't top gone girl but this was a decent read. can't say I was rooting for anyone though...
mapleasaur's review against another edition
2.0
(1.5) don’t really care about reading despicable people doing despicable things, and predicted the entire twist WAY early on
celadore's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.25