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staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Alcohol
mrgriffit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Toxic friendship
browsingthebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, and Pregnancy
This was actually a really clean book as compared to a lot of contemporary mystery novels. Only a couple of curses in the whole thing. No sexual content. Most of the warnings I listed as minor were just references.rachel101'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
5.0
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Toxic friendship
calicat42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Although I fell in love with the structure, the content left me wanting a little. There were times where the plot moved quickly because the twists and turns were coming in every line. Yet there were times where I wished I could have read in x2 speed to move things along. I think this just comes to my preferences regarding mysteries; I don’t want to take my foot off the gas once the plot picks up!
Overall, I enjoyed the read!
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
gabi_tron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma
kellyeweber'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
3.5
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder
Minor: Chronic illness
jennshelfishlife'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There are numerous characters in the story; fortunately, it was easy to follow each of their accounts since the characters are outlined in the Fairway Players theatre group's role sheet.
Martin Haywood's family, the alpha family, is undergoing a tragedy in their family as the young granddaughter is diagnosed with rare brain cancer. The family needs a life-saving therapy, still undergoing testing, in America, which leads to a crowdsource event led by the Fairway Players. However, the story is not as simple as that, and readers will delve into the Haywood family's discourse with Dr. Tish Bhatoa and the latter's history. Sam, a nurse, and new Fairway Player, begin to dig to uncover her suspicions of Dr. Bhatoa and finds more than she expected, leading to her untimely death.
A lot can be said about the story and the multiple storylines and how they intersect, but I will leave that to the readers. This reader would also like to note that the irony of the play being rehearsed is not lost on this reader.
The Appeal is a page-turning novel that left this reader appalled and amazed at how the story and the mysteries were unveiled.
The story has triggers (e.g., fraud, cancer, murder, rape), but they are mild, except for the fraud.
I recommend this novel to fans of mysteries and epistolary storytelling.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
kstericker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy
embey'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
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Racism and Torture