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abicaro17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lyla and Vance are adorable. Lyla Eden takes one day off to go for a hike and gets strangled by a stranger in the woods. Vance comes into town to track the stranger after reading the police report and meets Lyla at her coffee shop. She offers to help him as he hunts the man who almost killed her but, their working relationship quickly turns into more. First off, secret hookup is a great trope and I wish it was utilized more often. Second, the tension at the end and their whole relationship was amazing!! My problems with this book stem from the secrets and mysteries surrounding the stranger in the woods. First off, the twist for this was a tad obvious, and second, the whole ending was unsatisfactory and irritating. Do I know that it probably continues in the last book because apparently Vera is who ends up with Mateo? Yeah. Does that make this better? No. Plus Vances whole family thing is basically left on a cliffhanger???
Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Gore, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse
ecravens's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Abandonment, Sexual content, Body horror, Grief, Violence, Cursing, and Drug abuse
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