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pbraue13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity
celticthistle'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Self harm
caroisreading'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
3.0
The story shifts between Elodie's POV as a baker's wife, and her letters to her friend Violet. It starts plain and quite boring, unravels very slowly, and then drops the plot twist over a few pages in a nightmarish daze.
The main theme is obsession, the need to live as someone else, and steal their life, their love, their intimacies. It's a heavy focus on masochistic, degrading fantasy, born from boredom, neglect, and Elodie's invisibility as a woman and sexual being.
The writing is one long fever dream that gets more twisted and confusing as you go. It was hard for me to find footing, which is probably purposeful. Even the time period was hard for me to figure out. This kind of verbose, vague inner monologue writing style often loses me, but give it a try if you're into that, as well as really demented characters.
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Blood, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Infidelity, Torture, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
jennikreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Moderate: Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
ambermariebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Infidelity and Violence
ciwanski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Infidelity
erisouls's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Abandonment, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
gibetal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide
callmeamelia'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
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes beautifully crafted characters who it’s hard to wholly like or hate.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit