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jordanbolker'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? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
meeklovestoread'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
3.5
Now, I've heard a lot of praise for A.R. Torre's thriller. Quite frankly, I'm not impressed. I hated "The Good Lie". Rated that 2 stars. And this one was just fine. I felt neutral the entire time I read this. To call her books thrillers is a huge stretch because they possess no thrilling aspects, especially this one. I saw someone describe this as some form of soapy drama and I'm inclined to agree with them. There's nothing thrilling about this book.
Almost everyone is extremely unlikeable
This isn't the best book ever, but it's not the worst. It did it's job. It was entertaining enough to keep me going (granted i did read this on 2x speed on audio). I don't think the past timelines provided much to the book. Everything in this book is predictable (not a bad thing just something to point out). This was literally a woman-hating-on-woman novel. Even worse, a woman hating on woman while fighting over a mediocre man.
Also, the last 15% of this book was a mess and not in a good way. Don't like what the author did to Matt's character.
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Medical content
raindrops333'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
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape and Murder
Minor: Infertility and Sexual assault
izzy_v'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
3.5
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia, Murder, and Sexual harassment
sare1125'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
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Violence
moabgirlie'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Stalking and Abortion
Minor: Child abuse and Eating disorder
kimberly_a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Infidelity
Minor: Murder
justkimberlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage
Minor: Gun violence
callmejes92's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Minor: Infertility
clo_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol