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haileyhardcover'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
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Abandonment
thrillofthepage'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
4.25
Our MC, Eleanor, suffers from prosopagnosia, which is better known as face blindness. This condition added an ominous feel to an already disturbing experience for Eleanor because she’s unable to identify who killed her grandmother. This causes severe anxiety for our protagonist, which leads us to doubt what she claims to see at Solhöga.
I loved the dual timelines and multi-POVs in this book. It was interesting to see the past revealed alongside the present period. I honestly didn’t guess the culprit and that made this a winning read!
As I said in my stories last week, this book is similar to Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney. The MCs each had face blindness and were in wintry, remote locations. However, The Resting Place had a more propulsive plot that had me rapidly turning pages.
Thanks to Minotaur for my advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail