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dblue236's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
marytreybig's review against another edition
3.0
It moved a little slow for me between the “thrilling” parts. I considered DNF’ing because I have a toddler so I don’t have a ton of time to read right now.
My biggest problem was: I guessed the twist! Pretty early on, I thought I had guessed it but then forced myself to keep going thinking that surely the author was trying to trick us and there would be a different mind blowing twist. Nope, I guessed it and I wasn’t shocked at all and found myself wishing I had just stopped at the 30% mark and googled the ending.
Another problem: Seeing inside the mind of one of the characters just disturbed me. I know it was supposed to be that way, but I didn’t like those parts at all.
Thats just me personally. I am in the camp where I wouldn’t recommend this book but I’m also not telling others to forget about it.
I usually love Peter Swanson so I think this was just an off book for me.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Murder
aichaa's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Blood
alyssamac's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
bethasaurus13'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? It's complicated
1.0
the amount of misogyny, sexual violence was gross. The author stigmatizes DID and bipolar disorder. The amount of sexual violence was beyond what was necessary and was described in great detail. The internal monologue of the killer was revolting.
I listened to the audiobook which likely made that character’s internal thoughts about women even more disturbing. The way the killer talks about women was horrific. As a woman, the language was vile. It also made me uneasy that the person writing this was a man.
The plot was not terrible but I felt sick from the sexual violence and the killer’s internal dialogue.
Also while the book is set in a fictional town, the author gives clues as to where it would be. He says the town is on the south shore in Massachusetts, but the author’s descriptions of the town and the geography do not make sense. For example they go home from Logan airport but the author says they head towards Lexington to get home … on the south shore. The authors grasp on the geography of the region is sloppy, like most of the book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Lesbophobia
READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGSkiki9988's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, and Murder
boothdwellerbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder
ashleyalyse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
adi_rocks_socks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking
victoria_2002's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail