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_moonsongenthusiast_'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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
mrsmishler'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
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility
caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage and Pandemic/Epidemic
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Thank you to PRH Audio for the ALC. I am providing this review of my own accord.
This book follows 18-year-old Bel as she begins filming a documentary about her mom Rachel's disappearance when she was 2 years old. Her father only agreed to this because they desperately need the money, and they just haven't received any answer about Rachel's whereabouts in the last 16 years. They're hoping the money will help their family, as Bel's grandfather slips deeper into dementia, and that they can possibly find some answers regarding Rachel. However, all of a sudden, Rachel re-appears and havoc ensues, obviously! Her answers about where she has been do not make sense to Bel, and Bel refuses to be led astray, investigating her mom herself, with the help of a documentary staff member, Ash. She leaves her younger cousin Carter and aunt Sherry and uncle Jeff out of this though, as she doesn't want to upset her family, especially her dad.
The audiobook is 16 hours, so if you listen at 2x speed, then it's 8 hours. I loved the AGGGTM series, like it is one of my all-time favorite young adult thrillers/mysteries. I think the entire trilogy is genius!!! However, this book was too long! HAHAHA. My friends who read this review will laugh at me, because that's always my top criticism and I'm sorry! I feel this could have been 4 hours shorter, cutting out a lot of extra fluff, especially the romance between
Anyway, the actual mystery of:
- what happened to Rachel
- who took her
- how she escaped
- why she came back/at this time
- where Bel's dad went
was .... not what I was expecting, and yet.....
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, I only wish it was shorter & I had to suspend disbelief in the aunt/uncle's storylines because ... I find that almost wrapped up *too* nicely with a bow, but whatevs.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
xlaurareads'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
wondernaut55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Strong Points: Characters, compelling setup, intrapersonal relationships, and themes
Weak Points: Not really many stakes to stick to the mystery until we got to a little past the halfway point - if we’re breaking this up into 4 acts, act 2 bogged down pretty quickly, and act 3 started strong but like a rollercoaster it dropped hard. I also felt like our villain’s motive was pretty weak and didnt unravel the mystery in the most satisfying way. However, the theme carried that on its back, and I loved the wrap-up for it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
thevanessa'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
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Violence and Blood
Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
siennaflynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Medical content, and Death of parent
parsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
kitkatkatdog'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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility