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cruicky86's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
minyaeri's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
wilson2000's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
A struggle to read unfortunately, took me far longer than it should have, the exciting bits were saved until the end and the suspense wasn’t quite there for me personally
georgiaheyes's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I might have rated this book a bit higher had it not been for the quotes on the inside cover getting my hopes up. It made it sound like it was going to be a twist on every page and very action-packed.
The book felt very slow compared to others I've read in the genre. There's a tenseness of a time limit of having to find the missing baby before it's too late but the majority of the book is either sessions with the patients to get to know them, or general wandering about talking to staff. Nothing really picked up until the last 75 pages.
I also wasn't too impressed by the reveal. On a ward where all patients are serial killers and all staff seemingly have power trips, it could genuinely be any one of them. So when you find out who's involved, it's just sort of "oh ok so they did it".
Overall, I'd say it was "ok". Not a bad book in any sense, the plot and writing were very good, but just not what I was led to believe so it left me disappointed.
The book felt very slow compared to others I've read in the genre. There's a tenseness of a time limit of having to find the missing baby before it's too late but the majority of the book is either sessions with the patients to get to know them, or general wandering about talking to staff. Nothing really picked up until the last 75 pages.
I also wasn't too impressed by the reveal. On a ward where all patients are serial killers and all staff seemingly have power trips, it could genuinely be any one of them. So when you find out who's involved, it's just sort of "oh ok so they did it".
Overall, I'd say it was "ok". Not a bad book in any sense, the plot and writing were very good, but just not what I was led to believe so it left me disappointed.
aliniowa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
beccabarrxo's review against another edition
4.0
As a forensic psych nurse, I enjoyed this book. It was relatable given that I work with similar patients who have committed some pretty terrible crimes. Even with my experience, I did not see the ending coming. This book has reminded me to really be aware of my surroundings at work. This author really paints a picture of what it's like working with patient with psychiatric disorders- unpredictable. The setting of the storm, the tower being minimally accessible, away from society is great symbolism for the way we look at pysch patients, like they need to be removed from the public, and that they dark and twisty, sometimes scary. I highly recommend this book.
he03's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm and Murder
courtneyadh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia