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themoodreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Gore
Moderate: Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Bullying, Police brutality, Violence, Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Confinement, Sexual violence, Deadnaming, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Rape, and Violence
halesbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
atalea'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
Graphic: Body horror and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
Minor: Kidnapping
greatestheights's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Gaslighting, Murder, Racial slurs, Grief, and Misogyny
hopelessromanticbookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Hate crime
Minor: Death, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Stalking
redstringraven'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Stalking
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping
Minor: Misogyny, Torture, and Gore
mendthecat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
- I've read this story before. As in, I've previosly read this one book (to be fair, I think it may have been published after this one, but I read it first, so...) where the main character (female) is taking care of her brother and has moved to this new place. There, she meets this guy who becomes her love interest. Some murdery thing happens, she becomes a suspect, etc. In Stillhouse Lake, our MC is also female and is now a single parent to two kids. They too change to a new place - stillhouse lake -, trying to escape people who threaten her and her family and want to make her pay for her husband's crimes. In this new place, she meets a guy, who also becomes a love interest. Even the endings have similarities, specifically
the kidnapping of someone close to the MCs . All in all, there were way too many plot resemblances for me to be able to enjoy this.
- As you can tell by the synopsys, there's a killer, who seems to be imitating our MC's husband crimes. Rachel Caine is not subtle about who it is since you can guess it from the first time they show up. I mean, it was pretty obvious from their first lines that they're up to something. As such, when the reveal time came I wasn't surprised. Some people don't necessarily need an unpredictable plot to appreciate a mystery/thriller, and I agree to a certain extent. But between this and the fact that I have read another book with an identical plot...
Graphic: Death and Stalking
Minor: Kidnapping
katemreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, and Body horror
Minor: Kidnapping