aysha_blake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Addiction, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence
Minor: Infidelity
soniajoy98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, and Drug use
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death
gingerbooknerd3'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Rape, Drug use, Stalking, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, and Car accident
esztimeszti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence
tinysierra's review
4.0
I donāt think itās my favorite out of the trilogy, but I thought the ending was a decent conclusion.
Spoiler
The text message at the endā¦. Ahhhhhh. I think it was a clever way to end the bookGraphic: Stalking, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Drug use, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, Blood, and Sexual assault
mythxcally'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? No
4.5
I loved the mystery side of it and the links back to the first book were extremely clever, things you wouldn't notice on a first read.Ā
However I can't give it a full 5 stars because of the ending... I did love that
Spoiler
Ravi texted Pip and it was implied they got back together again. But it felt unfinished. I wish we'd been able to see their reunion and them being able to be happy together and have a normal life again.Other than that this series has been so captivating and incredible to read. I'd definetely read the whole series again!Ā
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
serendipity421's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Rape and Gun violence
ashleysager's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
lozzo_bozo'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Murder, Car accident, Death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Misogyny
kitty_reads_'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
Spoiler
anyone who read this knows that the first half and second half of this book are COMPLETELY different. this one was definitely heavier than the others and for good reason. I struggled to listen to pip deal with her ptsd, but I think it was a good decision for the story. When the DT killer got into the mix I really started getting invested!ĀInitially I was unhappy that pip sympathized with Charlie BUTā¦ I think her feelings towards him and all the previous cases she worked on highlights how *justice* isnāt what it is made out to be.. most cases rest in this grey area where people who commit crimes are pushed into doing them by external sourcesā¦ whether thats their upbringing, traumatic events, poverty, etc.Ā
Then the direction of the book completely changed. I like the direction this series ultimately took because it really highlighted some of the flaws of the justice system. Itās often wrong, but if we take it a step further we can see how even when itās ārightā it doesnāt fix anything and can make things much worse. Pips obsession with justice led her down a spiral, endangered her, poisoned her life, made her do terrible things, and ultimately made us see the complexities of *justice* and how right and wrong are relative and exist in a grey area.Ā
Was this book unrealistic? probably. BUT it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It turned the story on itās headā from pip being an investigator who sought justice in black and white terms, to pip being put in a situation where black and white no longer existed and she turned into a killer. And we as an audience rooted for her. Now iām not saying Jason didnāt ādeserveā that ending (especially in a fictional setting, I was 100% rooting for pip), but even pip admits she did a awful thing. But the point is crime is complicated and the way we currently deal with it (and view it) isnāt productive. Our current justice system ultimately ends up being wrong and pushing people to commit more crimes.Ā
That is my abolitionist spiel lol. Idk if this was the authors point, but in many ways I think she was ultimately showing how flawed the justice system is. But wow I do look forward to the show that is going to come out!!!
Graphic: Gun violence, Drug use, Murder, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Rape and Violence