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natalie_and_company's review against another edition
4.0
A classic whodunit format really twisted to fit the author's intentions, especially with the frequent 4th wall breaks. This book has a great winter setting, turning up the intensity of everything a few notches.
The large cast of characters was handled well, and I was extremely surprised to see that the themes of this book so heavily dealt with anti-police issues. The police in this book repeatedly harm this family, in a way that really shows manipulation of power very well. The uncovering of the monsters people become when manipulated by people in power is well represented. This book was genuinely sad at moments, this book also got me grossed out more than some other actually gorey books have before.
An extremely enjoyable book with enough surprise twists that at least one of them should get you. A couple definitely got me.
The large cast of characters was handled well, and I was extremely surprised to see that the themes of this book so heavily dealt with anti-police issues. The police in this book repeatedly harm this family, in a way that really shows manipulation of power very well. The uncovering of the monsters people become when manipulated by people in power is well represented. This book was genuinely sad at moments, this book also got me grossed out more than some other actually gorey books have before.
An extremely enjoyable book with enough surprise twists that at least one of them should get you. A couple definitely got me.
angel07141789's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
noblelandmermaid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
jsoakes's review against another edition
4.0
This was fun!! Great narrator, fun 4th-wall breaking storytelling, lots of hidden connections and secrets and twists. While there was a lot of murder and some pretty heavy subject matter, it was still a light and funny story. Nice weekend listen.
nicolejeann's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
gewoon_mink's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hs_3's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
3.75
pikola86's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0