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emmajoyreading'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization
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
hocuscrocus'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
Every part offered a unique perspective on the same situation with its own set of new, disturbing details. By the end, I was left with an uncomfortably complex view of what happened without any progress toward forming an opinion on it. This story lives in the gray area.
I also can't get over how satisfying this book is. Details are tied to each other in ways that are often unpredictable (at least to me), but the author gives plenty of opportunities for the reader to piece together the newest details before showing the answer. From the perspective of structure, this book is a very satisfying example of how to stitch details together.
In short: Read this!
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Self harm
tiana_king'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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death and Abortion
akira_outofthegravity'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
Every chapter felt like a slap in the face in the best way possible. It is absolutely like Camus meets Heathers, filled with characters who are shitty but you can’t help kind of rooting for?
The revenge is absolutely gorgeous, and it’s a really interesting tale about cycles of abuse and grief, and how revenge isn’t always the answer but sometimes does make you feel better.
A really satisfying read.
Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, Child death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Blood, Terminal illness, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Transphobia, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
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
julienicole1106'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Child death, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
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
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Minor: Vomit, Miscarriage, and Homophobia
house_of_hannah'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
4.0
On the back of the book it is lauded for it's "shocking twists", but I really only viewed it as such with the ending. Everything up to that point doesn't really feel "twisty" to me, since we know from the beginning that we are dealing with troubled children, and that they did something horrible. However, I don't think this took away from the story for me at all. First and foremost it's a revenge tale, and I think it accomplishes that quite well.
Overall, this is a very readable story that will keep you engaged and interested. I always love when a book has me so absorbed that I don't even realize I'm turning the page, or that time's passing by, and this book accomplished that 100%. I wouldn't go into this thinking there's some big mystery to solve. We know very early on what happened; it's mainly the exact motivations of the characters that are explored, and how that influenced what happened.
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, and Medical content