pixelited's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident
jessiesnoww's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Classism, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Self harm
mandapanda08's review
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent
joygarcialim's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The settings used in the book are stunningly described and Delia Owens has a way of weaving words into art. However, this is overused throughout the book, although it gets less as the plot thickened. I do wish that there were points where things were more direct. While the places were so serene and heavily embossed with tales of nature, this is a thriller too and it almost loses the seat-gripping effect.
Kya starts out as a curious little thing and she just gets curiouser and curiouser. It was hard not to feel whilst her story unravelled. Whatever she has grown into, albeit debatable(though Tarzan was a thing so why not), made her an enchanting protagonist and it was undeniably hard not to root for her.
The romances are the parts of the story which I had the most problem with. Especially with Tate, because Chase was obviously a creep. Tate was kinda creepy too tbh.
Graphic: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Infertility and Suicidal thoughts
bookellys'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, and Child abuse
Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
catching5tars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief
foxes_need_to_be_tamed's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Rape, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
keliza23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexism, Misogyny, Classism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Slavery, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Grief, and Death of parent
hannahjenaya's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, and Addiction
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Mental illness
lajoy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infertility, Cursing, Mental illness, and Infidelity