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angelofthetardis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The audio version definitely adds a level to the story in bringing it to life, especially where you have a male narrator reading James' chapters and a female narrator reading Wendy's chapters. However, I still cannot understand why you would hire two narrators for that purpose, and then not have them speak the appropriate lines in the other person's chapter (I.e. have the male read James' speech within Wendy's chapters and vice versa). They don't do badly at putting on the opposite voices, but it just grates on my nerves!
I was less convinced by the voices/accents employed for the secondary characters - the male narrator had an especially tough job given that he's a Brit and most of the secondary characters Americans. I couldn't tell you whether the accent was right for the setting (Brit here), but it was quite harsh and didn't necessarily suit the narrators' natural tone of voice. But equally they managed to bring each character to life throughout with different voices for each and, for the most part, they didn't wander too much.
There were a couple of places where I felt the narrators could have 'acted' a bit more to get the point across, but generally it was a very enjoyable listen.
Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity, Bullying, Vomit, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Rape
filipa_maia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The characters are complex, with a background that really explains where they are now, they have good arcs, and overall this book has a decent plot. I predicted part of the final plot, but not all, so I still got surprised.
Mostly, I liked the fact that Wendy wasn't completely removed from managing her own life - okay, maybe after what happened she didn't have much of a choice, but still.
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
Minor: Infidelity and Vomit
tranquiltides's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Its dark, its sexy, its consensual, but there are elements about it that can be triggering for some readers.
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Excrement, Car accident, and Body horror
Depictions of child abuse, P*dophelia, and child death are more vague allusions than explicitly depictedkylasmv15'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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Moderate: Medical content, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Confinement
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Vomit
angellike333'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy, Stalking, Gun violence, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury
galleytrot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Trafficking, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Incest, Pedophilia, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
graciegru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
The end was nice and heartwarming, though so there’s a plus
Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Torture, Toxic friendship, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Stalking
cristina_reading24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy
mayday27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Drug use, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, and Torture
Minor: Abandonment and Car accident
kat1105's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence