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
runaway_milkyway's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Stalking, Sexual content, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Blood and Drug use
Minor: Mass/school shootings and Vomit
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
itsme_lori's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault
mortcheval'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: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Sexual content
lmy612'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
4.0
Keeps you guessing until the last few chapters with all the twists and turns right up to the end.
My only dislike is that the audio book was read by one person who was voicing chapters from multiple characters’ POV. Sometimes it took me a while to know and remember who’s head I was in.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
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
jesthemess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
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