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smilingsammie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Stalking
catsy2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Dear Laura, a book I think I might've read before, is about Laura, whose childhood best friend and boyfriend, Bobby, is kidnapped by a man suddenly one day and vanishes without a trace. She spends years processing the trauma of this event and navigating the social relationships around her until she receives a letter from the man who claims to have kidnapped and killed Bobby.
This is a very short book which unravels in alternating chapters between the present and the past, where Laura is a teenager and navigating the requests she receives from X in her letters. I did like the set-up and the writing style was decent, not too descriptive and verbose, but not so simple to be underwhelming. I also really felt that the scene where Bobby was taken was such a well-written scene that described so accurately the confusion of a child in seeing her friend leave with a stranger, but also leave her behind without reason.
Worth a read if you're looking for short horror fiction grounded in reality.
Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Moderate: Self harm, Blood, and Vomit
Self harm -wends_nblw'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug use
voidcrawler'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: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
xwritingstoriesx'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hapikohw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
chloseencounter'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
3.0
When I first finished the story I felt like it was super scary but after sitting on it for a few days it’s left less of a lasting impact on me than I would’ve thought initially. Either way this book still accomplishes a lot for how short it is.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
kellyj1028's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death and Pedophilia
jazgryph'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
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Minor: Drug abuse
Look over the content warnings I listed. If you are someone who does not like reading about things like pedophilia, stalking, etc. then this book may make you uncomfortable, so it may be in your best interest not to read it.cjblates'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking