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turidt'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape and Vomit
sarasreading'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
I was worried I'd find it a bit boring, thinking I knew the main twist, but there were so many twists to come it really kept me on my toes! I have a harder time reading physical books, especially first getting into them. But this one was so easy, with its super short chapters and constant guessing.
I wasn't super satisfied with the ending, but I suppose
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
editorsansserif's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
barelyghosted's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
stilestastic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, and Toxic friendship
sonjaswanson'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Medical content
vaguely_pink'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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Classism
hannahmg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
1/2 writing/structure/character creation
1/2 enjoyment
I would not recommend this book.
Overall I did not enjoy this book, the first 250 page were not needed and were poorly written, the last 50 pages were as bad as the first part of the book. I only enjoyed a small snippet of the book. The length of this triller is way to long and unnecessary. I felt like I was reading a first draft of a idea.
The writing was partly smart with good ideas but poorly done, the journal extracts giving us a unreliable pov which was smart, reminded me of Dracula, but this was done in a manner which made it worthless, more dialogue than actually description, this was so unrealistic it was unnecessary to make it seem like a dairy. Nicks pov was closer to a dairy than Amy's own dairy entries. The repetition was unbearable, -yes Nick we get it you have a mistress and she is young, very young, and pretty.
The character creation was immense and well though through, Amy and Nick are both so realistic but fucked up at the same time. This is one of the major reasons it is a two and not a one star review.
I thought there was a lot of unnecessary added details, the level of Misogyny and sexism was not needed and weakly touched on at the end. Specifically the character of Nick's father who has Dementia and becomes extremely misogynistic, with the use of the slur "bitch" in both his speech and Nicks thoughts. Why add this, I just think the book would of been fine without it and it didn't feel like a representation of any sorts but more a tick for the check list and even excusing the behaviour.
I was very disappointed in the trigger warning list i found (Storygraph). Yes it is a thriller, we should expect triggering things but at the end of the day the book should have a page of trigger warnings.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail