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babsi_222's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
tangleroot_eli'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? It's complicated
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Sexism, Vomit, and Kidnapping
falennahrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
theespressoedition's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
dylpickles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
elskabee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I struggle with my feelings on this book because the first half was very slow and hardly any progress was made at all. Then the second half was actually quite good as we actually start to learn more info and it picks up the pace. Thank God!
I'm intrigued enough to continue the series still, but if it hadn't picked up at that halfway point I was fully ready to DNF it. So I guess it's on thin ice mostly due to pacing issues for me personally.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury
Characters attend an anatomy class where dissection of animal specimens is describedmariposa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
readerette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm having trouble following what's actually remaining to solve the case now, with the flashbacks and Stevie's doubts and the drama with some of the people she knows. I'll read the third book, but this whole story probably should have been a duology if not a standalone novel.
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
grimviolins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Police brutality, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
mayas's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Book CWs: murder, kidnapping, blood, animal dissection, anxiety disorder, alcoholism.
This was difficult for me to rate because the first half was slow-paced and I was bored but the second half was so good. I was a bit disappointed by some of the reveals (and also the last page) but I enjoyed the suspense and mystery.
This instalment introduced a few more characters, who were all (to my understanding) white, and the poc were barely relevant to this book. I hope the non-white characters are more present and relevant in the third novel!
Overall, I really enjoyed this (the second half) and I like how Johnson writes her characters; there's a lot of compassion. The friendships are also really lovely.
:)
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity
(Further) Content Warnings: murder; animal dissection; alcoholism