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nomatophobia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
monicabach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content warnings: implied sex, nothing graphic; infrequent cursing, no F bombs; violence is not graphic.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Suicide
jennabeck13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident
sadiereads72's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
chellebell048's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
jaydub0221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
nkg202'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, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
katiea714's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
bootsmom3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
aleesquer's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Anyone: so you would be honest to her about like. Basic things then?
Man: no ❤
Pros:
- the characters actually have to deal with being parents, rather than just having kids be in the background
- the relationship between Unnamed Man and Millicent is unexpected and really interesting
- less gore than I expected (this could also be a con, I guess, it depends on the reader)
Cons:
- miscommunication is way too common for it not to be annoying
I didn't actually like the ending? Yes, M is a bad person, obviously, but she clearly wanted the whole "2.5 kids picket fence" thing. Why would she mess that up on purpose? I get her throwing Unnamed Man under the bus to save her skin, but poisoning her kid? Unnamed Man cheating seems stupid when 1- it is almost certain she would find out, which he knows, and 2- he's head over heels in love with his wife (which is actually one of the things I enjoyed most about the book) - Not enough info on Holly, imo
All in all, an enjoyable read! The dynamic between the two main characters was really interesting, and I'm excited to see what Samantha Downing writes in the future.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Dementia
Minor: Alcohol