texas666'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
1.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, Abortion, Car accident, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship
acogna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Spoiler
and especially writing as a tool for destructionSpoiler
That twist in the end is also quite expected, but in hindsight it was also extremely dumb. There's a lot to be said there about whether or not writing should be believed at face value, but it doesn't go into it farther than that. Also, I just think the twist is just super inconsistent with the rest of the plot. And I also think just writing fucked-up shit like that, even as a coping mechanism, should be put under lock and key forever. Why the fuck was her laptop open for that? Why the fuck was it open on something like that?Anyway, like all Hoover books I will never read, I will give it the same diagnosis: great plot, terrible execution. Her plot made me finish this in a day; her prose made me want to finish it faster, and not out of love for it.
Graphic: Infidelity, Chronic illness, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Vomit
lauren717'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
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, and Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Abortion, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Child abuse
trogers71'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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Only read this if you can manage murder and heavy subjects. It is intensedloury'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
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder and Car accident
chaniesgirl'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? Yes
5.0
This was beautifully written and I read it so fast it just flew by.
I really enjoyed the encounter of the characters and how the plot dvped.
The end was perfect
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Injury/injury detail, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
gothmiku'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
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body horror, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Cancer
booksbythemile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Death, Miscarriage, Child death, and Child abuse
purplesteffi's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Death, Car accident, Drug use, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts
tragicallyjess'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Car accident, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Vomit