emilywemily6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Medical content
booksinherview's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
sop17hie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, and Car accident
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Murder
pastellymoon's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cursing, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, and Vomit
Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Alcohol
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Medical trauma
esme_t's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, and Car accident
Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity
librariangeorgia'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
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Car accident, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
Minor: Eating disorder
abhirupa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This book started off really strong and then kind of went off the rails at the end. I liked that it started off with an event that had almost nothing to do with the events of the first book; it was shocking and very satisfying to see how it tied into Rachel's story. Unfortunately, I thought the ending was not that satisfying at all, but that's probably because it is a setup for the next book in the series.
Spoiler
I'm a little annoyed at the way Collette's character arc ended up. It felt like a waste for Collette to throw Roxanne under the bus for the poisoning and swear she had no ill will against Rachel, but then immediately start berating her for not helping her with Colton. I think it would've been so much cooler to have her be a villain all along, especially because she seemed so nice throughout the whole book. I'm really confused as to her character, and I hope she gets a satisfying arc in the next book. The thing with Kitty and Jack Bing made absolutely no sense to me. I'm not sure if I completely missed it, but there wasn't even a hint towards Jack cheating on his wife or Kitty having an affair with someone.My favorite characters were definitely Karina and Astrid. I found Karina hilarious, and Astrid grew up a lot throughout this book. My least favorite character was probably Michael, who is very different from the last book!
As always, there is so much cultural context explained in this book. I thought the parenthetical explanations were so helpful and a great addition. All in all, I'm excited to read the next book!
Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
pachelrooley's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The descriptions of opulence can be fun but take up too much space that could have been spent on the climaxes of the plot - which seemed to be completely rushed at the end, which was a shame.
All that said, I read it in about 24 hours, so evidently the author is doing something right!
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Eating disorder, Violence, and Xenophobia
smashlier's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Medical content