hadams_1003'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
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Miscarriage, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abortion, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Vomit and Blood
carolinacortez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
"I could do things you would never forgive me for. But you'll always forgive your children"
Es el segundo libro de Colleen que leo y el último que me llamaba la atención de la autora y quiero decir que en general es bueno, pero aún así tengo mis problemas, le hubiera dado menos si no es por ese final, QUEEE FINAAAL, la verdad no lo ví venir, me tomo por sorpresa yo juraba que la historia huba por un camino y tras me dió la vuelta por completo, si hay unos detalles que son super predecibles pero el principal, al menos a mi punto de vista, no lo fue.
"I wanted to rip my heart out and feed it to you because I knew you no longer had one of your own"
Supongo que después de leer las últimas 50 págs todas las conductas problemáticas, raras, creepies y súper red flags, tienen sentido y explicación pero aún así A MI me incómodo mucho como para darle más estrellas, sobre todo la relación/dinámica entre Low y Jeremy
Eso sí es súper rápido de leer y te engancha muy fácil, no lo podía soltar,
Spoiler
WTF WTF WTF CON LAS ULTIMAS 100 PÁGINASHay muchas cosas que pienso al respecto en primera creo que todos en esa casa están locos INCLUIDO EL NIÑO, en segunda no se que creer si el manuscrito o la carta por qué como dice verity en su carta en serio creemos que hay mujeres que ven el sexo así (que no sea parte de una película porno obv) pero a la vez como alguien puede escribir eso sobre sus hijas sea verdad o no? Es muy pronto para tener una conclusión pero yo creo que las dos son verdad, creo que verity mato a su hija y que Jeremy intento matar a verity cuando lo descubrió
También se me hace super interesante como low se fue convirtiendo poco a poco en verity y se obsesiona con Jeremy y como ella al principio dice que el otro chavo se enamoro de la idea de ella y no de ella misma y luego ella se enamora de la idea de Jeremy a través de el manyscrito de verity que del mismo Jeremy; igual Jeremy la manera en la que el había elegido desde antes a Low por qué le gustó el personaje de sus libros, eso te da un indicio de la idea general del libro:
Creemos todo lo que leemos
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Stalking, and Gore
coolkid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
As is, though, this book is average at best. Lowen is very unlikable. Verity was a much more interesting character - and, as always, Hoover's shaming of motherly women who like sex remains a constant.
Spoiler
Also what's the weird deal with Lowan's drug addiction? Why was that never like... followed up on? And why did Crew eat a knife? Like? Hello?Graphic: Miscarriage, Self harm, Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Misogyny, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, Suicide, Body shaming, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction
planetshelf's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Vomit, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Child death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, and Body shaming
Minor: Rape, Alcohol, and Drug use
jesstergaard'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
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Self harm
emileegargano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Car accident
john_pascoe'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
3.0
Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
mariposabreeze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Gore, Ableism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident and Drug use
hspiceyson2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I do advise caution for anyone struggling with mental illness or child or infant loss. As someone who has lost babies I hate people like variety in her manuscript, and would not have been able to read this book at certain points in my life.
Graphic: Child death, Abortion, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Murder
boltonka29's review against another edition
Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship