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lampbee'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Moderate: Gore, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
At the very end i thoughtboop123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury
serendipity421's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
alisonannk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Abortion
afi_whatafireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It was emotional, the whys and hows kept me up and it had left me with this deep emotional turmoil that is not only heart-wrenching but the facts are just so painful.
"What you believe to be the truth and the actual truth are not necessarily the same thing. Until you know the difference, you can't make the choice that will decide your fate.
This book is my fourth book of Keigo's and I swear this man writes just the best things. He has sealed to be one of the best authors in my heart. The story, the way it was narrated and how everything fell into place felt just so very surreal and unfair.
Personal Ratings : 4.5🌟
With every Keigo's books, I will not give anything much, as like his previous works, its best to go in blind. Just dive in the world that is written by Keigo and you'll be hooked.
What I can say is that this book gave me similar emotions as The Devotion of Suspect X did. It was heartbreaking and everything that happened was just so geniusly written. Keigo has a way that can make you feel everything and anything. The way he writes the lives of the people and how everyone is somehow interconnected with one another. The way he integrates the ordinary lives of people and the sceneries in Japan with characters that never fails to make you love and pity them.
Yukawa and Kusanagi in here shines so much in this book. I loved their friendship and their banters and Yukawa's involvement in here is just, immense. I liked how Keigo integrates Yukawa's role in the series. His deduction skills and everything in here, his dynamics with Utsumi was one that made me so hooked with this series and his writing. Their dynamics and conversations were the highlight of this book. Whilst the case part did not WOW-ed me as much as his previous works, it was one that is so very technical which was what I loved about Keigo's books.
One thing I would like to say with this book is how real and raw the portrayal of the justice system. Its cruel and unfair and it shows how technicalities of the law has cause so much pain to ordinary people that drives them to do something that is morally wrong. It was heartbreaking and my heart goes out to everyone who has been in the same predicament. Keigo had done a wonderful job in portraying the outcomes of such technicalities that is not only tedious but also does not do justice to the victims at hand.
I highly suggest everyone to read Keigo's works, at least once in your lives. Its a good start if you want to venture into Japanese Murder Mystery and paired with character-centric stories, it will definitely make you hooked. This book is nothing less of a masterpiece and I will highly recommend it to everyone!
Thank you to Pansing Distributions (@definitelybooks) for generously providing me a review copy of the book.
Disclaimers: All my reviews are my thoughts of the book and according to my personal preferences. Even though I had received a review copy, it does not affect my review and honest thoughts for the book.
Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual assault