katiemhuang's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Sexual violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
meeklovestoread'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Murder
scorttarius's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
And the ending!! It’s like I don’t know who to believe but this was a great thriller mystery!
Moderate: Rape, Stalking, Pregnancy, Murder, Infertility, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
boba_n_books'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Gaslighting, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Kidnapping
pageafter_paige'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
3.0
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
vibingandy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, and Car accident
velvetreads_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Death of parent, Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Infertility, Addiction, Alcohol, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse
loscamp4lyf'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? Yes
3.25
there is a graphic rape scene 80% of the way through the book as a warning.
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
triforcefusion'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
0.5
The main character/s are very unlikeable and I hope that this author had a consultant for mental illness, or else she is just using mental illness tropes/notions to write the story she wants. I would have given it a 1 if there wasn't two final "gotcha" moments, one of which doesn't even make sense based on the characterization of the main character/s. I feel I can see the author smirk and say, "Aren't I so clever?" No. You are not.
Her writing is fine, 0.5 stars.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Mental illness
Unnecessary sexual assault that is just there for the shock and horror. Nothing comes from it. No emotional fall-out, no relationship fall-out, nothing. It's just there to be vulgar. The book would have had the same message and impact without it since the main tension is not with the character who sexually assaults.lulureading's review
- 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
3.0
Moderate: Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Infertility