wsimcik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, and Child death
chloeslife98's review against another edition
Moderate: Pedophilia and Child abuse
phou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia and Death
Minor: Misogyny
brett311'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Infidelity
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Death and Cancer
sarahemhavens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
“I wonder if he would love me if he could see inside my head”
(The other quote is an absolute spoiler so I will be refraining bc I like to keep these spoiler free)
I was hoping to be enveloped in this book the way I was with Malibu Rising, because it’s the same idea when it comes to writing timeframe and storytelling, but I don’t think it was done very well in this one. Though the focus of the book is supposed to be how one night changes everything, the primary focus, I felt, was more on the fifty year spread. This book gave me, personally, a whole lot of nothing. I wanted more out of it and at the same time, less of so many other things.
There was also a lot of trauma and triggering things (sa, csa/cse/csea) which left me feeling skeeved out and just unsettled.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Death
Minor: Pedophilia and Abandonment
triggeringtimbookshelf's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
jasminelk7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
Minor: Cancer
ar0deth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape
Moderate: Pedophilia and Child abuse
rikki_fae'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: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Minor: Pedophilia
shannon_rae's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Rape