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pinkpotayto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
some loose ends left but the ending was still wild and wrapped up the book in a clear (yet really fucked) way.
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Child death, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death
larzhagen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Violence and Child abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
sas_ram'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
4.5
Unfortunately the teacher/mother of the murdered child is mainly absent in most of the book because she orchestras everything from behind the scenes.
Some of the characters could have used a little touch up especially regarding their depth.
All in all I quite enjoyed it and it gave me KDrama "The Glory" vibes.
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Animal death
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
hayley2u's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I really wanted to like this. I've heard amazing things about the plot and twists the story takes. Don't get me wrong this book is a rollercoaster, but I wasn't invested. If you need to relate to characters to be invested (like I do) this is not a book for you.
Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child death, and Emotional abuse
spooderman'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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, Sexism, Bullying, Confinement, Abandonment, Murder, Medical trauma, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Pregnancy, Ableism, and Transphobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Homophobia
ambient's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i think in terms of chapters i liked most to least, it’d prob be 2, 1, 6, 5, 4, 3
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Child abuse
chloseencounter'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
3.5
The strongest literary device here to me was that this book was the same exact story being told from different POVs multiple times, while this at moments felt a little repetitive I loved that every chapter could be the same events but a completely different story based on the narrator. Every new retelling flipped what you had known previously on its head which made you question each character. There were times where I felt disgust and sympathy toward each person and it all depended on who was talking.
I wasn’t sure how they’d wrap this all up but I think the end was a nice little tie up to the events of the story and ultimately as close to Justice as one could expect in a situation like this.
Overall, this was an interesting read and while it could’ve grabbed me more I did appreciate the use of unique story telling and I’m excited to watch the movie.
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy