egalligan'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Infertility, Death, Child death, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Police brutality, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Bullying
Minor: Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism
heamarhar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Abortion, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, and Grief
Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Suicide
Minor: Transphobia
nicole0617's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Rape, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Bullying, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
killmoore_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Although there were no big twists throughout, the beginning chapters are in typical Slaughter fashion - fast paced, brutal and gut wrenching. I had to put it down after the first chapter just to digest what had happened.
This isn't a thriller novel, but i5mt does cover some pretty graphic stuff - make sure to check your trigger warnings before diving in.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Infidelity
fionaraney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Medical content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Transphobia and Terminal illness
joey1914's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
arianamaya's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Rape, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Terminal illness and Panic attacks/disorders
semeyers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was definitely a victim of overwriting/too much detail. It dragged and parts of it felt like they went on forever. Usually I can barely put one of Slaughter's books down, but I felt myself getting distracted from this one and needing to take breaks here and there to get through it. I appreciated the repeated "Past" timeline from the different perspectives and how new details were added each time, I think it worked to show how failable and easily manipulated memory is. But I did not like the repeated perspectives in the "Current" timeline, especially because it felt like nothing new was gleaned from the retellings. I also felt like a lot of the conversations between the sisters were just constant rehashing that went on for pages too long and did not move the plot forward at all. I wish this book was edited with a more heavy hand and made 100-150 pages shorter, it would have kept things moving and made the events at the end more shocking.
That being said, I think the story was quite good. I loved all of the characters, Sam, Charlie, Rusty, Ben, Lenore, Gamma, flaws and all. I think they were quite well written overall. Every one of them was complex and you continuously learned about them as the book went on. They all (maybe with the exception of Lenore) had a really nice character arc that was wrapped up in the end. I enjoyed that the "Past" timeline was more of a focus.
Overall, did enjoy this book. I always give caution with Slaughter's writing due to the amount and graphic-nature of the violence perpetuated, especially against women. If this is not something that would stop you from reading a book, then I would check this one out.
Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage
Minor: Transphobia, Terminal illness, and Cancer
autumnwhite's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Abortion, Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Excrement, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Stalking
madlain'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
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Chronic illness, Blood, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Rape, and Gun violence
Moderate: Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Terminal illness, and Abortion