mirandap442's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Suicide
readerette's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I've never read anything else by Tana French, but based on this book, I would read more of her work. This book was slow, which I usually don't enjoy as much, but it felt an appropriate pace given the pace of life in the little town. I'm not sure how believable it is that someone who was a law enforcement officer, even a disenchanted one, would allow what he found out to go unreported or would stay in a community where that had occurred, but I can forgive that stretch by the author. Bit too much in the weeds about the sanding and shopping for me, but otherwise I liked how the characters fit together even when they seemed they shouldn't, and I could definitely feel the setting come alive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Physical abuse
Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Medical content
sonygaystation's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
oh my HEART. I don't normally like true crime/contemporary crime novels but I picked up this audiobook cuz it's narrated by the man who voice acts Arthur in Red Dead Redemption 2 (I'm easy to please when it comes to some things) and the entire time it gave me surprising The Last of Us vibes and then at the end he sings Wayfaring Stranger which is really the icing on top of the "This is literally Brenna's personality" cake so you know what! i'm rating it highly!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Suicide
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