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madelinequinnee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The writing was very beautiful, and I think this book definitely has a good idea to it, but I just would have liked to have seen more exploration of the characters and their actions.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Stalking
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit
ashlislibrary's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Torture
zxphyrean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Classism, and Toxic relationship
vanillanightmare's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicide, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Vomit, Torture, and Sexual assault
sovner736's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide
atsundarsingh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
*Thanks NetGalley for a copy in exchange for review* This novel is due out 10 Jan 2023.*
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicide
oracle_of_madness's review against another edition
4.25
Shocked silence. Give me a moment. This was brilliant! From the prologue to the epilogue, this was fascinating. Just the constant feeling that something is off, that something is rotting, keeping me in an almost constant state of curiosity mixed with an unexplainable unease.
The prologue opens the story with a few snippets of a scene that was left unexplained for quite a while in the book but was never far from my mind due to its disturbing nature.
Claire is the MC, telling the story from her point of view. It begins with her starting University at Edinburgh and having a desire to meet not just any friends, but a certain type. This felt unhinged to me, the way her thought process around this worked. Of course, when she zeroes in on her targets she seems to effortlessly slip into their lives. Quickly she became a favorite of the groups ringleader, Tabitha, and Claire felt a new sense of self as she basked in the rays of Tabitha's attention.
This all, of course, gets weird fast. Claire can't figure out what is really going on. And, she seems to be keeping secrets of her own. But as the plot is revealed, everything seems to happen like a wave... a major high and a huge crash.
This was really intense for me. I felt surprised with where this went and the amount this book was able to disturb me. (Is it weird that I enjoyed being disturbed? I guess that's a whole other topic, lol)
Definitely recommend this for fans of thrillers!
Out January 10, 2023!
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
daisywilkes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child abuse, and Alcoholism