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jenlengland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Infidelity
handove's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content
sasoif's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
finnickdeservedbetter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Tropes & Themes
• "Victims" are the real villains
• Revenge
• Set in a small college town
• "Good for her" thriller
• Bi FMC
• Secret past
Spice:
Low (there's a couple scenes but they're fairly fade to black)
My Thoughts:
You know, for years I've putting off reading thrillers because I thought they "weren't my thing". I have no idea why though because I had a blast reading this.
The plot twists were maybe a bit predictable but still fun and the ending was so satisfying. 10/10. No notes. The romance also have me giggling and kicking my feet a little ngl.
The rest of the author's books are immediately going on my TBR, especially with her bio saying she "writes dark, dramatic stories that support women’s rights—and also women’s wrongs". Sign me up.
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Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent
hxlleann'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
tsumtsum'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Stalking
craftygal'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
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Alcohol
dfriend12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Similar to Yellowface, I very much enjoyed this one without really liking a single character. Everyone is a bit too much of whatever they are but it works. The amplified emotion from the POVs you read make everything a little extra heightened and it works. The exaggeration to the point of killing.
Loved the twist about halfway through the book. Made it much more interesting to see the full story come together.
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Meanwhile, Carly Schiller has just arrived at Gorman for her first year. Withdrawn & isolated, Carly is taken under the wing of her more gregarious roommate, Allison. Carly quickly becomes enthralled & when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly decides to make the perpetrator pay.
This is a fast-paced read with an ice-cold killer at the heart of it all. Scarlett never wavers in her belief that she's right to deal out her brand of justice to these men. Makes her an interesting character but I would have liked to have seen some introspection as I got the impression that Scarlett's sense of justice was rather self-serving at times.
The second storyline involving Carly & Allison evolves just about how you would expect. Overall it's a gripping read &, yeah we know murder is wrong, but it's kind of satisfying to see some real creeps pay. Even if it's only fictionally.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol