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alenaul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Trotzdem sehr spannend und mal wieder ein page-turner; leider wurde ich von einer der unten stehenden Bewertungen gespoilert🫠
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
kathaleyenda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
ib31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Very graphic!fluffyfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Car accident
lundi_'s review against another edition
- 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? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
heartstopped888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Death
dasaiva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
speirbhean'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment
amatterofplot's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Abandonment
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
3.0
"At the point when she crossed the threshold of evil, entering the dark lift that catapulted her into a world far worse than she'd imagined in her most terrible nightmares."
*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Head Of Zeus in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***
I've loved some of Sebastian Fitzek's backlist titles in the past, and I've been meaning to read more of his work for a while now. I admit it was hook, line and sinker as soon as I read the blurb of the translation of his newest book Walk Me Home. I mean, have you seen it?! The woman who knows the day she is going to die because her killer revealed it to her, the phone service element, the life-threatening situation creating a bond between two strangers... It sounds like such a fantastic premise for an action-packed and exhilarating read, so that's why it came as a bit of a surprise I ended up having mixed thoughts instead.
It is a known fact that Sebastian Fitzek's thrillers tend to be on the over the top and unbelievable side in the first place, and I usually don't mind because the stories tend to deliver on an entertainment level. I'm not sure if it was just the strange reading mood I've been in lately, but the fact is that I wasn't as convinced by Walk Me Home this time around. Don't get me wrong, I still think that the premise itself is fantastic and it had SO much potential. The plot twists are clever, and there were parts I never saw coming. BUT. The execution was a bit lacking for me this time around.
Why would I say that? I found the structure of the plot to be highly confusing and a bit of a mess to be honest, and especially in the first half of the story. I struggled considerably to fully understand what was really going on, and it all felt a bit too jumbled and purposedly misleading. It took me a long time to get a proper feel for the story, and the structure and way the plot was developed slowed down the story considerably. True, things did improve in especially the last quarter or so, but still... It took me a lot longer than expected to actually reach that final page.
Apart from the structure, I also had issues with the content of Walk Me Home itself. I sure don't mind a dark and gritty read, but this story was particularly brutal with a focus on domestic abuse, rape, torture, mental illness and suicide among other things. Nothing I can't handle when these elements are incorporated well, but I felt like in this book in particular they were mostly used to shock the reader over and over again instead of adding anything substantial. The domestic abuse, rape and torture scenes are particularly gruesome, and it made for some very uncomfortable reading. Using these elements for shock value made the story feel a bit 'cheap' to me.
I can't say that I was a fan of any of the characters either, and I felt that their development was a bit one-dimensional. The plot switches between Klara and Jules as the story unfolds, but somehow I never actually warmed up to either (even though they both have a very tragic background and it should be easy to feel sorry for them). It might just have been that the unreliable narrator was amped up too high, making it frustrating to deal with them... But I wasn't a fan of how the plot twists and reveals around the characters were handled either.
All in all, sadly I don't think Walk Me Home lived up to that fantastic premise for me. It's not a bad read, but there were elements I simply couldn't get past personally. Most people do seem to have a better reaction to this book though, so don't give up on my account! Just make sure to brace yourself for a seriously twisted, pitch-black and frankly over the top ride... Don't say I haven't warned you.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury