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alexisgarcia'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
i felt like the coma chapters were really slow and dragged for me. the twists were okay but some of them seemed so pointless. some of the twists were unnecessary and awful. it brought the book down so far for me. there was no reason for some of the book content to be in there.
Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Torture
dnlrbchd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Rape
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Murder, Death of parent, Stalking, Alcohol, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism and Fatphobia
librariangeorgia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There's 3 perspectives that we follow: Amber in present day post-accident, the run up to said accident and diary entries from 25 years earlier. There's just so much that happens across those 3 perspectives that it doesn't seem like they link up to the accident. However, it's around 3/4 of the way through that it starts to unravel and become clearer just what has happened. And nothing is what it seems...
I quite enjoyed this book, just like Feeney's other novels. However, I feel like I was left with more questions than answers by the end.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
aselin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
joisaddler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
magellen'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 book is a great example of unreliable narration but is likewise tedious in stretches where the mc walks forward and backwards through her thoughts with zero self trust and yes, toxic relationships do instill distrust in one's self, but it just feels like bloat in the narrative when it doesn't stop. Likewise it breaks your trust in all the narratives, breaks the momentum the book has built and becomes a muddle halfway thru. Intentionally done and layered as it is it mostly works but I feel like I only began enjoying the book in the last quarter and prior to that it was simply 'welcome to untreated paranoia'.
Every character is unlikable, no one ever has an honest conversation and yes sure Sometimes I lie, but the inconsistency and internalized body judgement gets in the way of it being a truly satisfying read.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Rape
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Bullying, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage
margothere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Miscarriage
ekmook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
cherrypiejay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
kaitlynraew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape