xapoptosisx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol and Bullying
Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism
esterslibrary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Gore, and Grief
izzymc's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
the plot twist in this book are big and I wish Arthur and Red got a better relationship, but I am happy Oliver and Catherine died with all the harm they brought to people.Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Cursing
mollymoo1234'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
5.0
⚠️spoiler ⚠️* If Oliver hadn’t died I would have killed him myself I HATED him ⚠️spoiler ⚠️
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Violence
saraavowlerr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexism, Stalking, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
itsmeleanne_x's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gore
huremovickaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Murder, and Blood
megwilli's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent and Blood
esmee_meinen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this is the first thriller/mystery book I've read. I've read 2 romance books before this to start my book journey. went to the bookstore to find a new one but there weren't any I wanted, say I just let my eyes float over the other books and it fell on this one. and thank the fucking lord it did.
I did not only bawl my eyes out at the mystery that unraveled, and thought that was insanely good. but the way Holly Jackson writes is even more mind blowing. Red (main character (+no spoilers!)) was the centere of the book. so we followed her but that wasn't that we just followed her, no we FOLLOWED her. it was so realistic.
in real live, when something big happens, something tense for example, you think about that but somehow you also have some stupid thoughts you shouldn't be thinking of at that moment. and you curse yourself for it, thinking you're selfish for not keeping your mind at what it should be at. Holly captured this PERFECT. never ever read anything like that and never thought I would (I know this is the third book I have read but still) it was too unique for words honestly.
READ IT.
YES OR NO?
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Physical abuse
Minor: Gore, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Torture
librarymouse's review
5.0
Red and her lack of trust in her own memory makes for very interesting narration.
Holly Jackson has a wonderfully immersion way of telling a story. I didn't want to put the book down.
Spoiler
I hated Oliver and I'm glad he's dead. He's so well written. If someone I love was dating someone like him, I'd do everything in my power to remove them from that situation, up to and including doing physical harm to him. The whole family deserved to be knocked down a peg, possibly with the exception of Maddie. I'm glad she's the only one of them to survive. The first read through, I thought the cop shot him, not Arthur's brother. The w iting does a great job capturing the confusion of the situation. Red running at the cop to keep another version of herself being made makes for fantastic full circle character development.Red's healing moment as she's on the brink of death ending with "...but mom stayed with her, right here in her hand. At the end of all things, mom stayed and so did the stars." had tears rolling down my cheeks.
Having the woman who stood in to be a mom to Red be the person who killed her mom is somewhat expected, but the twist was very well done in this book.
Overall, this is a fantastic book with terrifyingly round characters, fun tropes, and fun twists on tropes.
Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Car accident, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders