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ngrant88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Bullying, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Bullying, Eating disorder, Grief, Pedophilia, and Self harm
wytherwytch'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? Yes
4.25
Now I haven't read any reviews of this yet - other than to say this book is problematic because the victim is a female cartoonist that is persecuted online which doesn't sound a million miles away from our author...
However, JK can spin a good yarn. I was compelled to read and enjoy this story for over 1200 pages. I wasn't even urging for the finish like I was in some of the other books in series that felt so long winded I didn't care if the main protagonists lived or died by the end, I just wanted her to get it over with and this one was longer!
I was fully invested in the story and had no idea until the end although felt slightly disappointed by our killer! I was also disappointed by the the will they-won't they ongoing story of Strike and Robin.
Now on to read a load of more insightful reviews that I will make me dislike what I have read!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Murder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Chronic illness, and Bullying
Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia
frannydo'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Mental illness, Bullying, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Violence, Ableism, and Pedophilia
camilla_perotti'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
3.5
The case in itself was very interesting, and I was pretty excited about the murderer’s reveal. I can also see how the author drew much from her personal experience with Twitter. However, in this review I won’t get into the JKK Rowling-transphobic debacle, as I don’t think this is the place for it.
Finally, was the editor drinking at work?! It has been a long time since I read a novel edited this badly! I mean, from such a celebrated author and for such a best-selling series, you’d expect the best editor on the market to be on the job. Instead, there were so many inconsistencies,
In short, if this novel, with a similar plot, had been shorter and better edited, it would have gotten from me 5 stars.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Murder, Hate crime, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pedophilia
kcarney86'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Racism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Rape
thatonecatmom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, and Racism
Yall. Go into this understanding that a lot of it has to do with the toxicity of the people online, trolls and bullies. So so many content warningshugsowls's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
just_me_abbey'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Death
stacy_es's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Bullying, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Death
minkler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Bullying, Misogyny, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts