inirac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Classism
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy
viwilliams's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Rape, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion
Minor: Incest, Infertility, and Death of parent
msekulich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Infertility, Abortion, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Terminal illness
meeklovestoread'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think around page 130-150 is when my intrigue started to grow so when we got Daphne's POV I was a bit taken a back. But I trusted the process and I'm so glad I did because once we got Daphne's chapter I was HOOKED! I was eating this book up and it became soooo good! I loved it! Jackson's ending was a bit anticlimactic for me, but I'm pretty content with everything else. If you don't mind a slow burn type of book then I totally recommend this book. (Very triggering topics though, so please be careful).
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Classism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Abortion, Gun violence, and Infertility
buljangnan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
a lot of reviews mention plot twists, but I only read one (
Spoiler
that daphne finally realized what amber was up to and wanted her to ’steal’ her husbandthe writing is very bland; everything is “She did this. Then, she did that.” with no interesting figurative language. the simplicity makes it easy to speed through the book at least.
the characters are supremely boring, too. it’s crystal clear whom readers are supposed to root for/against and these people have no life outside of being virtuous/villainous and rich/poor.
the pov in part i is exhaustingly bitter and part ii is filled with tactless descriptions of abuse just to have us pity one chara and hate the other even more. this is not a deeply psychological book or character study, it’s emotional manipulation with total caricatures and major, laughable plot conveniences.
Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Rape, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Body shaming
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Child abuse
Minor: Blood
dizpig'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Excrement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Confinement, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Child death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Stalking, and Violence
mackennac'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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Stalking, Infertility, Abortion, and Slavery
amykam32'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
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Infertility
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion
kimnicol's review
- 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
1.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Infertility, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Classism, and Child abuse
kbpfaulkner's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Infidelity
Minor: Infertility