samdalefox's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I think two quotes perfectly sum up the sentiments resting behind the story:
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Richard: "I thought you could save me from myself". Vanessa to Emma: "A part of you already knows what he's like, who he is."
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Take home message: believe women. Have solidarity with women. Work towards dismantling the patirachy and rehabilitating men who have never learned to love or respect themeselves or others.One further note:
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the Duke the dog going missing storyline hit me hard. I was devastated.Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Medical content, Infertility, Sexual assault, Stalking, Body shaming, and Car accident
kande0321'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
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion
blueyogi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, and Infertility
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Drug use
abbijoe21's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
analea_lucille'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Abortion
willow_belle'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
allykhat328's review
- 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
4.5
Although there are some really dark topics in it like DV, suicide, mental illness and emotional abuse to name a few. I still enjoyed it and normally those aspects would be quite triggering for me.
I actually really enjoyed the characters even though I hated some of them they were still enjoyable.
I also found it quite confusing at times but I felt like that was the aim and that it really added to the story.
I will 100% pick up more by these 2 authors
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, and Infertility
niluli'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
3.5
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”he liked to keep her safe, but also to keep her afraid so she’d rely on him” realization and the not-obvious lovebombing and gaslightingI guessed a big twist from the beginning, but I still think it was a great one—I’m just very skeptical and thriller-brained. plus this book doesn’t depend on its twists, it’s plot stands on its own.
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Stalking
Moderate: Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Infertility, Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, and Violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Blood
Details of the domestic abuse:Spoiler
hit in the face, kicked in the ribs, strangled, her hair pulled, collapses, pushed down the stairsjkarki's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death, Car accident, Blood, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Classism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Drug use, Ableism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, Stalking, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Car accident, Vomit, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage
bessy_'s review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence