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nanoauthor's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and War
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
maybekp'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? No
3.5
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia
krysley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Death of parent
briely'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
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
karcitis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and War
therainbowshelf'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
lilly_anne'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
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, and Outing
jjreads331's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Lesbophobia
novi's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.5
My favorite part of the book is the ending. The very end. I really didn't see it coming and it was great. What I really love about this book is that beside a mystery book, it is also a book about women killing terrible men. I got the recommendation from A Sunny Book Nook's video, titled "favorite niche book tropes & subgenres" and this book is exactly as she described. I really love this quote that Ms. Pentecost said about severing the chain of painful events that a lot of women experiences so that no one need to suffer from them. I can't put the quote here because it'll spoil the story but I just love that message and I want to do that too for all the everyone in the world, especially women.
There's one thing that frustrates me about this book though. The writing style is often not straight-forward. There's always at least one idiom in every page. For example:
"I don't know what flickered in and out of her head while she was coming up with a response, but I would have given a sawbuck to catch the matinee." (I still don't know what it means. I won't google it.)
"Being a pale redhead, I'm a master blusher. But the doc gave me a run for my money." (I often heard about "run for my money" so fine, I'd googled it. I finally understood the whole this after searching through 4 (four) dictionary websites.)
"The police are going to start flinging open closets," I said. "If you have any skeletons, they're sure to come tumbling out." (This is not about real closets and skeletons. Did people really talk like this in those days?)
If it's not obvious already, english is not my first languange. I would say I've read quite a lot of english books but I have never found one that has as many idioms as this book. Is there a word for this style? Or was that just the old american style?
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Lesbophobia