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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was a good book and well written, but just didn't impress me that much or make me care about what was happening. I did watch the show adaptation of it a few years prior to reading the book,
So was vaguely familiar with the twists and plot points, which may have contributed to some of my disinterest. Well written, but the characters did not make you care about then or get invested in their stories.
So was vaguely familiar with the twists and plot points, which may have contributed to some of my disinterest. Well written, but the characters did not make you care about then or get invested in their stories.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault
slow-paced
En un principio puede parecer una historia y personajes superfluos con situaciones superfluas (un personaje quizá habla como en tres ocasiones sobre tacones) pero, como dice el dicho, el diablo está en los detalles y es que toca poco a poquito problemas domésticos como el abuso sexual o el bullying, además de que empatizamos con personajes femeninos con un problema común denominador: la materniadad. Y lo que es mejor, desde distintos enfoques, ya sea siendo madrastra, madre soltera o una madre violentada.
Un asesinato es una mera excusa para adentrarnos en las vidas aparentemente perfectas de unas mujeres de clase alta, y dicho asesinato queda en segundo plano, opacado por las entre líneas de estos personajes que cubren sus problemas con (perdonen el juego de palabras) pequeñas mentiras y aspectos cotidianos banales.
Un asesinato es una mera excusa para adentrarnos en las vidas aparentemente perfectas de unas mujeres de clase alta, y dicho asesinato queda en segundo plano, opacado por las entre líneas de estos personajes que cubren sus problemas con (perdonen el juego de palabras) pequeñas mentiras y aspectos cotidianos banales.
Bizarrely satisfying.
I connected with the characters because I'm a mother of an almost kindergartner and I've had my fair share of shitty relationships. But otherwise I'm not sure I would have really understood where these ladies where coming from.
But it was a good freaking book, that's for sure. Had me hooked. Stayed up WAY past my bedtime to finish this one!
I connected with the characters because I'm a mother of an almost kindergartner and I've had my fair share of shitty relationships. But otherwise I'm not sure I would have really understood where these ladies where coming from.
But it was a good freaking book, that's for sure. Had me hooked. Stayed up WAY past my bedtime to finish this one!
I expected this to by a mediocre book, but it was not only a fast read, but a truly interesting read. I'm usually annoyed by all the loose ends being tied up so perfectly, but Moriarty did it so nicely that I ain't even mad.
Entertaining book that unravels as it goes. This book can be extremely light and funny at times, that you forget there was a murder and the heavy topics being explored and revealed. I liked that it was told from different perspectives but not broke into chapters of "Jane", "Celeste", etc. I haven't seen the HBO series yet, look forward to how it unfolds - although very confused that there is going to be a second season.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Entertaining and hard to put down! Would be a GREAT beach read
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slow start but once it got going, I couldn’t put it down!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting