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perfectsham'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
4.5
Laura Sims is a master at writing deeply flawed, messy, villainous and frankly bonkers women. This book is a delicious downward spiral of a truly terrible person, but initially we kind of sympathise with her due to her infertility struggles and her pretty insensitive husband. As the book progresses, it becomes clear that she is the furthest thing from a reliable narrator.
WARNING: a cat is killed on page so if this is a deal-breaker for you, skip it.
WARNING: a cat is killed on page so if this is a deal-breaker for you, skip it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Stalking
brashcandicoot's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- 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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol
jahoffie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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
2.75
Would not read again, will be donating the book. I'm feeling quite disturbed following reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infertility
Moderate: Stalking
zukythebookbum's review against another edition
4.0
love me a book about a woman’s descent into madness! think the rating of this suffers as it’s marketed as a thriller but it’s solidly one of those books that has no specific genre
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
angelakay's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Infertility
kellylizbeth's review against another edition
Creepy, cringe-y, desperate
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty
amberthepanda_008's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
erinbarton's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infertility, Mental illness, and Sexual content
imperfectcj's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I appreciate how Sims puts us in the mind of a woman who's gradually becoming unhinged. I like the exercise of trying to figure out from the clues the narrator gives how a scene would look from other characters' perspectives. But being inside the head of that kind of narrator always leaves me with a vague sense that I have done something wrong, which is unpleasant until it fades. So, I like the book but I need a palate cleanser.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death