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min_franzi_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Sexual violence
limap's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
I loved the writing, the dark humor of the thoroughly unlikable main character kept me hooked.
The plot twist at the end is the only reason I didn‘t give it five stars. I feel like there would have been better ways to show Grace wasn‘t as smart as she thought than a random stalker brother. The sudden new narrator having a big reveal just felt jarring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
perfectionism's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The ending left me angry. I felt like there was some great injustice and i don’t know whether that means the ending was good or bad in a literature sense but i think it had a certain irony to it as well. Revenge driven girl works her entire life to make father pay for abandoning her mother by killing off whole family only for the final blow being committed by an unknown half brother who blackmails her into letting him keep the inheritance all while claiming they’ve both won. What a certainly sad and realistic ending to a bizarre story.
Grace said things sometimes that made me make a face and i think that’s precisely why i liked her character. Her thoughts about men, women, her self awareness about her certain biases, obsessions but then the lack of awareness about other parts of herself felt so realistic in a real person way. I really did feel like i was hearing the recount of a story from a real woman. She was unlikeable at times. To be honest, nearly all the characters were. But with her andher brother i could always see a greater reasoning behind their actions that made some sort of sense.
I feel a sort of frustration or unfinished feeling towards this book but i don’t actually dislike this book. It was entertaining on a surface level and touched on ideas about women’s place in society that were surprisingly interesting amid the tiny bits of self aware internalised misogyny. It all just feels a little ironic, a little funny, a little dark. Fun book.
Grace said things sometimes that made me make a face and i think that’s precisely why i liked her character. Her thoughts about men, women, her self awareness about her certain biases, obsessions but then the lack of awareness about other parts of herself felt so realistic in a real person way. I really did feel like i was hearing the recount of a story from a real woman. She was unlikeable at times. To be honest, nearly all the characters were. But with her and
I feel a sort of frustration or unfinished feeling towards this book but i don’t actually dislike this book. It was entertaining on a surface level and touched on ideas about women’s place in society that were surprisingly interesting amid the tiny bits of self aware internalised misogyny. It all just feels a little ironic, a little funny, a little dark. Fun book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Sexual harassment, Incest, and Eating disorder
geerbeer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Leuk om zo te lezen, maar niet heel vernieuwend voor iemand die ontzettend veel crime/horror/thriller films & series gezien heeft 🤷🏻♀️😊
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Car accident, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Gore
jminaprisc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Hooked from the beginning and couldn’t stop listening as the story progressed.
Pace slowed down quite a lot towards the end and I missed Grace’s perspective. Ending felt somewhat rushed after so much build up, and I am left feeling dissatisfied.
Pace slowed down quite a lot towards the end and I missed Grace’s perspective. Ending felt somewhat rushed after so much build up, and I am left feeling dissatisfied.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
whut_'s review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Kinda boring...I didn't mind the ending but it also didn't redeem the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
that_awkwardpart's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
4.5
This is a book about a young woman killing her family, so you absolutely get what the title states. There are heavy and dark topics spoken about and in depth detailed murder. But it's done In a lovely way, there is a lightness to the book that makes it a very enjoyable read and makes you root for the murderer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
mummamyers's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Torture
bowlsofpasta's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Highly recommend if you’re in the mood to read hot garbage.
If anyone tells you this book is the “darkest” and “most twisted” book of the year than it’s probably the only book they’ve read all year. I’ve read children’s books with more gore.
The author spends way too much time rambling about shit no one cares about and less on focusing on the murders that are honestly pretty mundane.
Also, I get that the point is that the main character is a bad person. She’s like those annoying “feminist” who hate the patriarchy but then shit on other women for wearing makeup. But damn, no character development? She doesn’t learn a thing?
And that ending? Had to be the worse ending I’ve ever read in my life. Even if the book was good the ending would still have ruined the whole thing. But I supposed mold onto an already rotting dish doesn’t make too much difference anyways.
If anyone tells you this book is the “darkest” and “most twisted” book of the year than it’s probably the only book they’ve read all year. I’ve read children’s books with more gore.
The author spends way too much time rambling about shit no one cares about and less on focusing on the murders that are honestly pretty mundane.
Also, I get that the point is that the main character is a bad person. She’s like those annoying “feminist” who hate the patriarchy but then shit on other women for wearing makeup. But damn, no character development? She doesn’t learn a thing?
And that ending? Had to be the worse ending I’ve ever read in my life. Even if the book was good the ending would still have ruined the whole thing. But I supposed mold onto an already rotting dish doesn’t make too much difference anyways.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Death of parent, Cursing, Classism, Cancer, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Grief and Body shaming
ohmosh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder