Scan barcode
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
- a solid debut. you can tell this is ritter’s first novel though (I don’t mean this negatively)
- wanted a nice easy read and this did the job. not super crazy and what I would personally consider a beach read
- going from sapkowski’s mile long chapters to patterson-esque chapters in this novel was jarring. why can’t any of the authors I read write normal length chapters??
- she kind of belabors the point. it’s a bit much
- not a critique, but this is an incredibly obvious self-insert (and I don’t even know that much about ritter)
- I liked that this was more than just an environmental mystery
- there was a lot going on in this book and felt a bit fragmented at times. I think it would’ve been better if she made this 350ish pages.
- the word aphasia is misused and I don’t know how this wasn’t caught by the editor
- I did enjoy it despite it sounding like I didn’t lol
put all the content warnings in moderate bc i’m lazy
Moderate: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Sexual assault, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
ravenpuff'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Grief, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood and Infidelity
notolux'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
5.0
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Cursing
bestknownfor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Racism
sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Quick read. Some parts very predictable, yet there was still a small twist that I didn't see coming at the end.
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Pedophilia