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devanyb21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infertility, Abortion, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
nicole_cob_reads'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Gun violence
shibaunited's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
killmoore_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Although there were no big twists throughout, the beginning chapters are in typical Slaughter fashion - fast paced, brutal and gut wrenching. I had to put it down after the first chapter just to digest what had happened.
This isn't a thriller novel, but i5mt does cover some pretty graphic stuff - make sure to check your trigger warnings before diving in.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Infidelity
syab13's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Self harm, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicide
joey1914's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
shawnna_reads2'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Rape, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Abortion
abbeycadabra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
semeyers'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
3.5
This book was definitely a victim of overwriting/too much detail. It dragged and parts of it felt like they went on forever. Usually I can barely put one of Slaughter's books down, but I felt myself getting distracted from this one and needing to take breaks here and there to get through it. I appreciated the repeated "Past" timeline from the different perspectives and how new details were added each time, I think it worked to show how failable and easily manipulated memory is. But I did not like the repeated perspectives in the "Current" timeline, especially because it felt like nothing new was gleaned from the retellings. I also felt like a lot of the conversations between the sisters were just constant rehashing that went on for pages too long and did not move the plot forward at all. I wish this book was edited with a more heavy hand and made 100-150 pages shorter, it would have kept things moving and made the events at the end more shocking.
That being said, I think the story was quite good. I loved all of the characters, Sam, Charlie, Rusty, Ben, Lenore, Gamma, flaws and all. I think they were quite well written overall. Every one of them was complex and you continuously learned about them as the book went on. They all (maybe with the exception of Lenore) had a really nice character arc that was wrapped up in the end. I enjoyed that the "Past" timeline was more of a focus.
Overall, did enjoy this book. I always give caution with Slaughter's writing due to the amount and graphic-nature of the violence perpetuated, especially against women. If this is not something that would stop you from reading a book, then I would check this one out.
Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage
Minor: Transphobia, Terminal illness, and Cancer
saraavowlerr'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Cancer, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Infertility, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny
Moderate: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship