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twistykris'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Murder and Car accident
tamara_joy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
beholderess's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Medical trauma and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death
onemorepagecrew'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
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Ableism
dalmavatai's review
- 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
4.5
I'm so happy this is my first Jennifer McMahon because I'll definitely be checking out more of her backlist! Also wanted to add that the trigger warnings I listed might be considered spoilers so you might not wanna look at those if you wanna be completely caught off guard.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Racism
hrob76's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness
sarah2438's review against another edition
3.5
There are a few twists in this book, and unfortunately the biggest one is pretty obvious, almost from the beginning. The reveal felt a bit dragged out, but that may just be because I had been waiting for it so long. There is another twist that soon follows, and unfortunately it felt very out of place, and it's ultimately the main reason I've rounded down instead of up. I think there will definitely be people that disagree with me on that, so I may end up in the minority.
One last note-- this book is advertised in the horror genre, but I never felt scared or unsettled in the way I like to be with horror novels. The author does well at building atmosphere, but I would consider this more of a mystery than a thriller or a horror.
While this book is plenty fun, I felt like it lacked when it came to the depth and twists. I don't know that other readers would have the same issues, so I will still be recommending this book.
**I received a free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
Graphic: Child abuse and Animal cruelty
Minor: Confinement
ohhthehorrors'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, and Torture