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exhaustedmumma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really like the idea of starting out the book as a romance and slowly leading it into more of a suspense/thriller plot. Although I didn't completely predict all of the ending, I did predict a lot of it.
Grace ends up at a secluded ranch with no cell service, working wifi, and a broken down car. At first all seems ok as she beings to get to know Calvin. Calvin quickly becomes obsessed with Grace and we see him do anything he can to keep her close.
I liked that we got the dual povs so we could understand what was going on in both their minds. But we find out that
But he's not the only one who has a secret.
Tropes: secret identity
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
streleven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
As for the book in general, it moved so slow until the last 30 minutes (listened to the audiobook). There was nothing in the first 80% of the book to suggest these people were who they ended up being, so the “twist” (again, super confused…) just came out of nowhere… literally.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
bbethcasas's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
CONTAINS SPOILERS!!
Grace arrives at Calvin’s AirBnB for her annual vacation/totally off-the-grid escape from reality. Right away she notices that things feel “off” but stays TEN days as things get progressively MUCH worse because she’s hot for the owner, who says she’s “HIS” and “wants this to never end.” What could go wrong???
All this to say, this IS a good book and a worthwhile read, just not what I was looking for.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
snoopyfanclub'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
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
rene_reads02'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
dizpig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Stalking
willow2342'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
nc_unknown_user'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? Yes
2.0
Seriously though… this one makes next to no sense. Almost like it’s trying too hard to be a psychological thriller and manages to lose what makes good thrillers. Like, I don’t know… being something that could actually happen? I wasn’t really a fan of this book from early on but of course, I just had to know where this story was going. Sad to say, it didn’t really go anywhere good.
Nearly every part of this story was unbelievable. From the actions to the words to just… all of it. It was so unrealistic and that alone makes it hard to go along with as you read. On top of that, the characters are unlikeable at best and many parts of the story are pretty pointless and unnecessary. And like many other books in this genre, they take far too long to get to the point and then speed through big twists in the last few pages. I mean, I understand these twists can’t start at the beginning and last the entire book, but why must we always waste so much time on pointless things for hundreds of pages and then blow past the most interesting parts in the last five sentences? Maybe this genre just isn’t for me.
I was sucked in by the description and cover art but let down pretty hard by the actual story. The writing wasn’t awful so I’ll give it 2 stars but that’s all I can offer. It’s always a shame when the description offers more than the rest of the book.
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail