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astoriareader's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
SYNOPSIS:
- Sarah meets Eddie. They spend a week together. Eddie leaves for a vacation, and he promises to call. He doesn’t call.
- Sarah cannot wrap her head around fact that Eddie has vanished. Where did he go? Why didn’t he call? What gives?
MY THOUGHTS
- Super underwhelmed.
- Title & synopsis are pretty misleading. I thought this book would be similar to Adelaide, but only the first third are really about the concept of ghosting. The author tries to throw in some twists & switch directions, but it didn’t work for me.
- Walsh IS a talented writer, and I do enjoy reading her writing. This story, however, didn’t cut it for me.
- I found their “relationship” to be really cringey. The characters are also insufferable. It didn’t feel realistic to me that Sarah would be so obsessed with someone she knew for 7 days. Also, these characters are older, and they aren’t young & dumb. It didn’t seem believable to me that they would genuinely think the other was the love of their lives in 7 days.
- This book doesn’t have a satisfying ending, and it REALLY drags. I wasn’t a fan of the pacing
TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️Underwhelming. Not satisfying ending. Misleading title & synopsis.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident
Moderate: Infertility and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Miscarriage
elisabethjoe's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Stalking