samsearle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, War, Murder, and Emotional abuse
theunfinishedbookshelf'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? It's complicated
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Dementia and Suicidal thoughts
emorine13'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Dementia, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail
ahudd's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and War
jrjohnson1408's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, and War
mixyplixl'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and War
sarasbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: War and Death
melplays9000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Something I must say I was not a fan of is that a lot of the time the reader knew more about the story than the characters which was quite frustrating as it was hard to tell how much the present day characters knew. I also struggled to see how they put together the information for themselves a lot of the time, as although we do see Laurel on her quest to uncover the mystery, most of what we saw was a whole lot of nothing.
Overall this book was somewhat interesting but would have benefitted from being a couple hundred pages shorter. Compared to The House at Riverton (which I loved) it was a bit of a disappointment. It did it’s job of occupying me during my quarantine tho, so for that it gets 3 stars.
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts