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eponineq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Toxic friendship
veepopp'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
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
seriouslyshannon's review against another edition
3.5
Lots of trigger warnings on this one (grooming, rape, sexual/physical violence, suicide, drug use, trauma, cults). The story sucked me in around the 20% mark. If you are fascinated to learn about the NXIVM cult, this is the book for you. I had a hard time connecting with the main character, which is the only reason I didn’t rate this book higher.
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
pkrantz'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? It's complicated
2.5
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife is one of my all time fav thrillers. Imagine my shock when I found out this book is about 75% explicit se-ual a-ault of women in extremely gruesome ways.
I don't necessarily dislike dark, heavy and complex subjects and I do think this could have been done so well but it wasn't. I love morally grey and complex characters but I think that implying that female characters might have enjoyed what is essentially r**e is not the way to go.
The relationships also felt weird. Shay feels Laurel is like a sister to her, but she knew her 2 years and haven't talked to her in 8 years? The romance plot also felt forced, and I didn't really see the point of Shay being married at all.
The plot had good bones, it really did. But none of the twists were unexpected and I felt like the s**ual violence was used for shock value sometimes more than anything.
I have to say that I never did think of DNF:ing so I was interested in the plot. But the ending felt dumb overall. The one thing I liked about it was that Shay
The book could easily have been 100 pages shorter and yet the ending felt rushed.
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Suicide, and Blood
miracl3gro'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
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
asrose12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Gaslighting
dtunkel's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Rape
murph_reads'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Classism
rinj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment
tayyylorhb's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail