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kaylahcc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Gore and Gun violence
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
knunderb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Sexual content
pernillelsk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement and Alcohol
caughtbetweenpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Finlay is easily my favorite part of this series; she's an easy character to root for, being as in over her head and yet ultimately good as she is. She definitely falls into the "relatable protagonist" bucket, but that sort of works because of the story's genre conventions. Competence at real-life crime would be too much to expect and make this comedy-thriller far less funny. I digress. Finlay is great. Her love for her children, her arc of self-assertion and self actualization despite her asshole manchild ex (even to the extent of
With small exceptions, the cast around her is a little charicature-ish at times so she's allowed to be less fleshed out/more Flanderized because she's still a solid character comparatively, but that's okay because this story isn't really about character exploration so much as it is about the plot. (Though the moments of in-depth characterization we DO get play against this idea; Finlay has some Opinions about
All that said, gripes about suspension of disbelief and characters aside, I think what really took this book down a notch from the previous for me was the romance angle. I'm not a fan of cop love interests, or pushy love interests who "won't take no for an answer," so the blend of the two in Nick the Shithead was Not It for me. He seemed like a greater threat to Finlay during their ostensibly romantic moments than Felix the Literal Mob Boss did... ever. And Felix killed people. I don't know that I preferred Julian the Law Student to Detective Shithead by any wide margin, but at least he knows when to back off when Finn tells him to. Frankly, I think this series as a whole would be best served by Finlay being happily single or taking it super slow with Julian instead of cuffed to either these guys (but especially Nick.) (Frankly, her relationship with Vero is more developed than either of the romantic relationships.)
I'll be reading the third to close of the trilogy for sure!
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
megs23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
pinkhyxteria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
themoodreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
atlas_shruggs'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
I inhaled this book just as I did the first one, I enjoyed it so much. The plot was intriguing, Finlay's writers block was so relatable, and I'm still kinda rooting for her to end up in a poly relationship with Nick and Julian, or just end up hooking up with Vero. I mean Vero is already the perfect step-parent to Zach and Delia sooooo, just saying.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail