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florenceassetto's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Sexual violence
mbgibson825'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
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Blood
bookish_bell's review against another edition
3.0
The intent was to humanize victims of a reknowned serial killer. But while the events and the perpetrator are based in reality the characters are all fictionalized. I feel uneasy about the ethics of this and wish the author had chosen to either write true crime or write a more fully fictional tale.
The writing and story are told in a really compelling way and the author does a great job of creating characters that are easy to connect with. So the choice for the novel to sit in this fictional-true crime limbo feels especially strange.
I enjoyed the way the author took down a lot of the mythology surrounding 'the defendant' and his supposed intellect and charms. I just kept wishing the creative licenses taken had gone a step further and told a fully fictional story that was more reminiscent of reality and an indictment on our fascination with serial killers and less a fantasy of what victims of real crimes might have been like.
Graphic: Rape, Blood, and Murder
ahopson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Eating disorder and Incest
biladhaa'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
sadielouise05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexism, and Blood
bellsdixon's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Gun violence, Stalking, and Pregnancy
emmajh91'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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ashley_turch's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
kjlewis494's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia