amanda_reads13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a very interesting concept. It was fascinating to get into the mind of the psychopathic characters and see the story from their perspectives. Due to the nature of the characters, all of them were pretty unreliable which, I think, made the story more interesting because you never knew who to trust.
None of these characters are very likable, but they are very intriguing. It fascinating to read about how the interact with each other and try to manipulate one another.
I wish that we hadn't jumped between so many characters and between 1st and 3rd POV. It got to be a bit too much and made it difficult to connect with anyone. I didn't care what happened to any of the characters and I think that was a huge missed opportunity. We all love a morally grey character, but in this case, I didn't really connect to any of them.
I wish that we had a bit more storyline involving the twins. I felt like their story, though so important to the plot, was thrown in as a bit of an afterthought.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape
metaphorsandmisc'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
hauntedyam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, and Stalking
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
poogi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
deepcurvesahead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicide, Death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness
readerette's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The ending was overdone for my taste (too many red herrings and an overly dramatic climactic scene) and some threads of the plot are left unresolved, but I appreciated the journey throughout the book of assessing what it really looks like to have psychopathy, and how much impact that has on a person's moral choices.
Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Racism, and Suicide
jessthebesst'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Stalking, Blood, Suicide, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Vomit, and Mental illness
shafaerie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Sexism, Car accident, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Stalking
raincheckandread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty
odrib's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, and Infidelity
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Car accident