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comeundun's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
ravensandlace's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
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This was not a good book. I am disappointed because I was looking forward to this book and I was so excited when I found this book for less than ten dollars (USD). I had read some pretty positive reviews and I was ready to be thrilled with mystery. Instead, I got a lot of just awfulness. The characters were incredibly unlikable and just plain dumb. They constantly made awful decisions and then complained about what their decisions cost them. The secret twist was revealed halfway through the book so I had to slog through the rest of it. Everything about this book was just awful.
The writing was not great either. It was incredibly stilted and I was just told things. I was told how the characters felt. I was told everything in such minute detail and repeatedly. It was a slog to read certain parts. It was a chore to read through the whole book. I basically guessed the twist about the first 100 pages or so.
The characters were the absolute worst. I can’t even be bothered to look up their names because I just couldn’t bring myself to care about them. They were so damn unlikable. Now I have no problem with unlikable characters. They can really make the book. But not this time. They constantly were doing just the dumbest things and it made me want to scream “THAT WON’T HELP YOU!”. I was just so annoyed with them all the time.
Overall, not a good book. The only kind of positive was Anne’s postpartum depression and how well it was depicted. I have never experienced postpartum depression as I don’t have a kid. But I felt like it was really well done and showed just how hard having depression and taking care of a child is. Course, she had another unspecified mental illness and the police made her look awful because of it. There was a point in the book where the police found her medications after searching the house and they immediately suspected her simply because she took depression medication. Great police work *rolls eyes*. That trope just needs to be retired. Honestly just avoid this book. It was really not good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief
While there isn't police brutality, per se, the way the police officers were quick to judge about finding depression medication and made rude comments about it, can be triggering to some. There is also post partum depression displayed throughout most of the book.