kaceymarie13'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Injury/injury detail
allidone'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
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Child death, Sexual content, and Child abuse
Moderate: Infidelity, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Grief, Self harm, Injury/injury detail, and Eating disorder
chaotically_katie'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? Yes
2.5
One of the best pieces of writing advice is to trust your audience. And while I appreciate the spoon-feeding to a certain extent, there comes a point where it’s a bit excessive.
Overall, I recommend reading it. Just not at the top of your reading list.
Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Car accident, Violence, and Vomit
eliya's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cancer, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts
tjbkorean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
2.25
🫥
I would not have read it if I’d have known of the disturbing violence towards infants/children in it. If you are a fan of being in shock/horror/disturbed then you may enjoy this more than me. I just don’t have the stomach for that type of thing since my first pregnancy and I actively avoid anything of that nature whenever I can.
With that being said. It definitely made it easy to visualize how much of a psychotic disgusting person this character is when you read it. You can’t help but be completely blindsided by the level of evil. Now that’s by design obviously for the character and for the book to have that shocking effect, but just not my cup of tea.
🌶️There is also plenty of seggs scenes sprinkled throughout and while I haven’t read any of Hoover’s other books, I’m sure her history in romance lends well to those parts in this story. For that, I am considering reading one of her romances to see how that compares to this book. I can’t say I enjoyed them as much cause I was constantly reeling from the fact that these people are sickos….
⭐️For me this is a solid 2.5 star book but if you aren’t swayed by violence towards children you may have a higher opinion of this mysterious/thriller romance.
***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS AHEAD***
So I’m not sure when the bonus chapter edition of the book came out but if you haven’t read it then the story would be so very different and idk if that’s in a good way or not. After being brought to a level of disturbance that I have yet to find in other stories, you get a twist that doesn’t solidify anything other than, you just don’t know wtf happened. There is no truth, not really. It makes EVERYONE in the story look absolutely psycho and horrible, INCLUDING Crew!
There’s also a handful of loose ends that make you wonder why those details even exist. The sleepwalking? The knife thing with Crew? The home nurse? Just stuff that could have been more.
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Child abuse, and Abortion
Minor: Body shaming and Vomit
knitwitte8'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Child death, Child abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide attempt, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
sam_rm94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Abortion, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Body shaming
aratwood'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Death, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Violence, Sexual content, Abortion, and Child abuse
Minor: Blood
victoriag03's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Body shaming, Death, Murder, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Child abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Vomit
chandlerwood'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
1.25
Graphic: Fatphobia, Ableism, Abortion, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Vomit
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, and Cursing