The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
machenn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, and Alcohol
amelia_joan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Child death, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Murder, and Cancer
jessthanthree'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
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Ableism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent
Minor: Classism, Animal cruelty, and Racial slurs
blewballoon'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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal cruelty
bookwards's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Alcohol, Violence, and Murder
yolanda_h'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
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol
electrogrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence
Minor: Alcoholism
mary_juleyre'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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Sexual harassment
mairaculi's review against another edition
3.0
But it felt a bit staged. I got this 'story by recipe' feeling from this book: Take all your ingredients (strong female lead, rough nature setting, dark November night, a mysterious old house, bad guys, handsome stranger,...) mix them together and your sure to end up with a great story. But it didn't work out for me, it was too obvious.
What didn't help was that I didn't get Mary's character. Her 'I don't need a man' attitude didn't go well with her 'I can't because I'm a woman' mindset and what especially irked me was the 'he kissed me once therefore I now belong to him' logic - not romantic to me. The love story was not convincing. Her love interest didn't feel at all like the 'mysterious stranger' I was promised. The mystery itself also didn't feel very mysterious to me and while I didn't see it coming I was not surprised but rather disappointed with the twist at the end, especially with how stereotypical the character in question had been portrayed.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault