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nineinchnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent
rchatterjee188'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
kiragreads's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
emma_sky'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
2.25
Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
samluh'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
dev921's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
misti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"Life is a performance, and we don’t all like the scripts we’re given; sometimes it’s best to write your own."
I have very mixed feelings about this one.
Most thrillers/mystery have three main questions, who did it, how did they do it, and why they did it.
Finding out who killed them was kind of predictable. I mean it made sense it was them, but still.
Why they killed them? Now that was plot twist. I did not see that coming. This whole goddam family sucks. They are really the worst. They did a horrible thing and went on living for years, did not care who they hurt. So glad they are all dead. Not one person who died was worth saving.
I know this is very vague but I am trying to avoid spoilers.
Well all I wanna say is that I liked it, but the killer reveal was a let down.
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment
boba_nbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Darker family is... messed up. To say the least. Each family member has secrets they would rather not share but come to light at Nana's 80th birthday party. Everyone is stuck at Nana's house for 8 hours after the tide comes in, and, when Nana is found dead at midnight, everyone begins to panic trying to figure out who did it. As the family bickers over who killed Nana, more and more strange things start to happen as other family members start to disappear... and die.
I thought the book was well-written, intriguing, and fast-paced. I enjoyed trying to figure out whodunit as I kept reading, and I was delightfully surprised by the multiple twists and turns in the story. One of my favorite parts of the book was the explanation of who, what, when, where, and why at the end.
Overall, this was a great twist on a classic that I'd recommend to thriller and mystery readers alike.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
babetacular'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
3.75
Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jessspeake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting