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slaywithsteph'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? It's complicated
3.0
They say love makes you blind. This wasn’t love though. This was lust, and it makes you downright stupid.
Grace Evans, an attractive city woman, visits a ranch in the middle of nowhere to get away from her busy city life and gets a little cozy with her host Calvin, an attractive cowboy. However, there’s a locked door, a missing woman, a sheriff snooping around and an angry ex that complicate the love budding between Grace and Calvin.
I don’t know if it’s the sheer number of horror/thriller movies, television shows and books that I’ve consumed, but I find myself knowing the ending at the very beginning, so the twists in this one weren’t really all that surprising to me.
That said, I love the red herrings thrown in and at least twice, I thought, “Huh, maybe I’ll be wrong and so-so will be the killer.”
The book flops between Grace and Calvin’s POV, and I found this enjoyable and adding to the fun and mystery.
The love story (and triangleish?) was cringey and meh. It was more of a lust plot than love, in my opinion, and there was a little of smut.
It’s good for what it is, but if you’re not a fan of cringe and lust stories, I suggest steering clear, because you have to wade through half the book before the thriller part of the plot kicks in.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Alcohol
kaelizaco'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
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
staceyw81's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
jhowland'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
2.25
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ursiform'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
2.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
elizabethtrue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, and Alcohol
romorel'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The pacing is steady, the tension is clear, sexual, and discomfiting. Rose offers just enough details to sustain your interest, and plants subtle seeds into the plot to keep you turning the page.
For some this will be pure fun and an engaging read, but others might find the slow progression and sudden double whammy twist dissatisfying.
Character motivation seems surface level, and the twist unearned. The seeds planted earlier in the story don’t establish strong enough roots to ever have that retrospective understanding of certain details that tie back later.
I acknowledge that may be a personal preference though, and overall found the story sexy and entertaining.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
lulusreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
All that suspense build up just for everything to unravel in the last few chapters & not everything got an explanation..
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder
meaghanslibrary'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
3.0
That said, upon reflection there are still major plot holes in the book. Like how do characters fall in love with each other in a few days?! So many other unexplained events. The ending didn’t tie up all the loose ends. As a result it was not particularly satisfying and felt a bit rushed.
It was a quick read and kept me entertained so it gets a 3 from me.
This is the third audiobook I’ve ever listened to all the way through and I liked the narrators regular voices. BUT when each narrator tried to imitate voices of other characters it was very offputting. I wish they stuck with their normal voices.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail