brookey8888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Stalking, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence
augustinedreams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, Medical content, Alcoholism, Child death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy and Panic attacks/disorders
weatherd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Child deathjuliasbooklife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Murder
adiisbookland91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Violence, Grief, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Stalking
maregred'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, and Stalking
Minor: Blood
shanekate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Cons: Female characters almost nonexistent, writing was mediocre, audiobook was also meh
Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Cannibalism and Cancer
the_disreputable_dog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
In a parallel story, old wizened detective Pete Willis gets called in to assist on a case of a child disappearing. The crime appears to be related to a crime spree that happened many years ago in which he was the lead investigator. The catch? They caught the man responsible all those years ago. Now Pete is fighting against all odds to find the boy, even going back and re-checking his own work from the older case as well.
I really liked this book. The drama of the missing kid kept me in suspense, while the mystery surrounding the little girl in the blue checked dress and Jake kept me guessing what was happening. I liked Tom, Jake, Pete, and the girl in the blue checked dress quite a lot, and I felt like all of them were very well created characters. They weren't all knowing, or all-seeing. They made mistakes and got turned around and especially with the girl, they had very distinct limits to what they could do. I think sometimes in books, authors get all caught up in what they want the characters to do and making sure that the good guys win, that they forget it can add value to have the characters do what they don't want to do, or to have the characters not do something. I think it was very smart to have that included as well, because it made you, as the reader, get tripped up too. I hope to find more like this.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Gore
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
sennaje's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Addiction, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence