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xoxo_bookishbabe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I’m perhaps a bit too good at piecing together mysteries, though, because I did find some of the twists of the story to be predictable. But, truly if you’re paying attention, it’s easy to pick up on the clues for when the twist is revealed later. This isn’t a point of contention for me because I still very much enjoyed the book.
If you’re a dark romance, romantic suspense, etc reader and you haven’t read Keri Lake, I’m assuming you live under a rock. She just knows how to write ‘em and this book was no exception.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Addiction, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Moderate: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Toxic relationship
kat1105's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Classism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
renaaa_'s review against another edition
3.75
I didn't really get the emotional connection between the characters, especially with the huge age difference (which normally doesnt bother me, except the FMC had just graduated high school) besides the convenience that they lived/worked in the same house.
However, the plot of the book was so out there with all the family drama that I had to finish it to know what happened. Once you thought you knew someone, there'd be a huge plot twist.
Overall, the book was very well written and was different from anything else I've read before. Think of it like a very, very, very dark beauty and the beast.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content