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whatkaitreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, Animal death, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Gun violence, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Murder
abookandaspotoftea'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
2.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Infertility, Mental illness, Stalking, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Rape, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Abortion, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
jnhenderson7's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Suicide, and Sexual assault
bpezzuti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Infidelity
sashaprk'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
1.5
Moderate: Sexual violence
shadowbearreads's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
kristen_mk's review against another edition
1.0
I thought “wow I’m rooting for the killer!”. Until you find out the motivation of this killer is eugenics.
In the end, this book just wasn’t for me.
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Miscarriage
julienicole1106'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
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
claiben's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Rape, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abortion
honey_coated_chapters'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
4.5
𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 4.5/5
𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 392
𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔:
•multiple (like 6 people deep) POVs
•cinematic
•dual/converging timelines
🚨TW: rape, suicide, violence, abortion, infertility, killing of an animal, child abuse🚨
🌲🧬
First and foremost, this book had so many main characters and side characters to keep up with I literally had to drew a map and take notes. It was well written and well constructed - the tension was palpable and I felt the urgency and fear of everyone in the cabin. It’s definitely a rollercoaster of a page-turner, something I had a hard time putting down when it was at a high… However, there were times when the story just plateaued - whether that be because of redundancy in the plot/writing or too much focus on the side-story, that I lost interest. There’s 2 different storylines happening within the book, it’s not incredibly hard to separate but I found myself asking “okay and this is relevant how??” A lot. It comes together (kind of) in the end, but even then I could’ve done without the seemingly irrelevant information. It was cinematic in the amount of characters and the overall atmospheric tone - there was a lot of texture, sensory information, I felt like I was there and terrified alongside the characters. But it was a bit messy and convoluted.
📹💾
There is a lot of emphasis on family - found and biological. And the author stresses chemistry vs. biology, which I found interesting. (For example, the idea that you have more chemistry and ease around your best friend, than you do your cousin.) I absolutely loved the ending, it came together pretty well for the most part. There was one plot hole that frustrated me because it was presented as important but then never brought up again? The plot redundancy/irrelevancy along with the repeated words (akimbo, skein) garnered an otherwise perfect book, a 4.5.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Animal death