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mari_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
animaniac17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Classism
archkyrology's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
In an attempt to play around with the memory wiping aspect to create a mystery, it just becomes confusing. The first half of the book is slow, relaxed, and curious enough to keep you reading. The second half was very fast and genuinely upsetting almost the entire time. I wish a lot of aspects had been done differently. Also a very cliffhanger ending for a book that doesn't have a sequel.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
uparrowhead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Many of the reviews I've read call the book slow-placed. With that, I have to agree. However, I think that the pacing of the book fits the content and story that it tells quite well. At certain points, however, like the climax of the story, I can understand how it was annoying and boring to read through, but I mostly didn't mind it.
Something that I have to appalude Bridget Collins for is her use of language and description. Many of the settings of the book were written out in a way that easily sucked me right into the novel, and the writing in the book was, overall, of high quality.
I really enjoyed the premise of the novel; the idea that you could take someone's memories and bind them into a book that they will forget forever. It gave way and allowed the book to explore darker concepts of society, and made the story much more engaging to read through.
I do believe that certain parts of the story weren't developed as much as they could have been,
WARNING : The book does change its POVs throughout Part One, Two, and Three of the story. I personally liked how it was executed, but I know it is not for everyone, and a lot of reviews I've read on here say that it was done poorly and left readers confused.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
the_first_lines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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, Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
lisa00'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? No
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Gaslighting
anapthine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Deadnaming, Death, Blood, and Classism
bookbabe_1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt