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arielcorrea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Kidnapping
ceruleanseas's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
spaceunikate89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
There’s no one thing that kept me from loving this book, I think it was just a little too convoluted and “wtf is even happening” for my taste. I set it down about halfway through and read an entirely different 5-book series before coming back to it. The plot was interesting and the mystery intrigued me enough that I came back to finish it.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
ammah'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
brutiful_life's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Child death and Murder
sarahb919'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, and Kidnapping
tishag'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? No
4.0
If you listen to the audiobook, it's one to pay attention to, not simply have on in the background. It's fast-paced spanning over only a couple days, with several flashbacks and lots of characters, so it's easy to lose which character is talking or being talked about if you're not fully focused. The narration was done really well and who doesn't like listening to someone with an Australian accent?!
If you like mysteries that are light on suspense, and have a bit of humor mixed in, this is a great read/listen that I definitely recommend!
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Kidnapping
pawtuckawaykrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder
bugferbrains'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m used to reading more fantasy/sci-fi fiction, so it took a few chapters for me to really get into it, but once it roped me in it was hard to put down! I really enjoyed the meta writing. If there’s one nitpick I have, it was how Ernest, who had stated to be not much of a detective, completely nailed all the motives and the truth in the end, with some of his deductions being guesswork that happens to be correct. Am I too hung up on this though? No. This was a good ass book, and I am very eager to read the next one. The back of the book says it will be turned into an HBO series too, so I’ll have to watch that.
One final thought, a thank you to the author for suggesting the reader to pick up more Aussie crime fiction in the Acknowledgements section. I am DEFINITELY going to do that. Would’ve liked a few suggested authors though lmao.
Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gore, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Emotional abuse and Vomit
ticklemetiff'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury