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A review by unhallowed_reads
The Sinner by Shantel Tessier
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5⭐️
🎧 this was an unhinged read for me. Seriously check your triggers. This is DARK and involves a lot of child sexual assault descriptions. The plot and story itself had me hooked and I wanted to find out more. I was getting confused with the back and forth of love and betrayal of the MMC and FMC. If I were the FMC I would have gone crazy with whiplash. I stuck through it though and the ending kinda of rehashed it so I could wrap my brain around it better. The spice is explicit in this book. The scenes were not my cup of tea but the suspense in the plot kept me in it.
As for the performance, this is not a must listen for me. I don’t like when I can hear the narrator take a breath and I repeatedly heard it with this one. It always throws me off and makes it harder to fully take in the book and delve into the world.
🎧 this was an unhinged read for me. Seriously check your triggers. This is DARK and involves a lot of child sexual assault descriptions. The plot and story itself had me hooked and I wanted to find out more. I was getting confused with the back and forth of love and betrayal of the MMC and FMC. If I were the FMC I would have gone crazy with whiplash. I stuck through it though and the ending kinda of rehashed it so I could wrap my brain around it better. The spice is explicit in this book. The scenes were not my cup of tea but the suspense in the plot kept me in it.
As for the performance, this is not a must listen for me. I don’t like when I can hear the narrator take a breath and I repeatedly heard it with this one. It always throws me off and makes it harder to fully take in the book and delve into the world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent