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knitwitalex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Stalking, and Pregnancy
morgangd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I need this as a black-and-white noir film, with its slow-burning plot, shift from beach romance to murder thriller, its narrator shifting her own perspectives ... Silvia Moreno-Garcia's writing is always sumptuous and that matches this aesthetic so well for this dalliance with noir.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Police brutality
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.75
I felt that the novel ended rather mysteriously, which I don’t think is a bad thing— If anything, it feels like an appropriate way to end a book that was clearly inspired by film noirs. It certainly sets things up for Moreno-Garcia to write more about Viridiana, should she want to.
I admit I wasn’t entirely invested in the book, in part because I wasn’t a huge fan of most of the characters, but I always enjoy how Moreno-Garcia adds her unique twists to different genres and time periods.
Graphic: Animal death and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
kylieqrada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder
bookishcori's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Minor: Murder
mandkips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse
horizonous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicide
◦ Death = Death of a loved onealoevera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Alcohol
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship