arthur_pendrgn'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? No
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Gore
Minor: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
bexsur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Dementia, Body horror, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
wylovat'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, Abortion, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Animal death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Police brutality, Rape, and Death of parent
meeshell89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Blood, Animal death, and Dementia
Minor: Car accident
theknitterwithabook'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
The novel travels back and forth between 2016 and 1986. It's time for those five friends to uncover the truth.
This was my first novel from C.J. Tudor and I am hooked! This is a thriller you hurry to finish because you have so many questions. I loved that the characters were flawed and they kept "assuming" who did what and who was the killer and then it's thrown in their face they are wrong.
It keeps you second guessing everything! I love theorizing about the ending throughout my reads and I am please to say that I was wrong all along. The author made me believe and avenue right until the end. AND THE ENDING! OMG! I would never have thought that!
It just came short of 5 stars as I feel that some loose ends needed fixing and we were left without answers. But overall, this was a great story! I gasped at some memories of the main character, I flipped through the pages faster than ever and couldn't put the book down.
Spoiler
If you've read the book, please tell me I'm not the only one who thought Eddie was sleep walking and might have killed Elisa during one of those episode. Even after Chloe left, when he wanders in the woods and awake in his bed with his pajamas full of dirt, I was convinced he had sleep walked and killed Chloe. Anyway! I'm glad it wasn't the case. But the head he kept in the end! Gross!! It's made clear that he steals rubbish from everyone, but a head!!! That was too far for me! hahaha!Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion
ripxw'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Suicide, and Dementia
Minor: Animal death
emilysaidhello'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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Dementia
Minor: Abortion, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
litalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Alcohol, Bullying, Dementia, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Physical abuse
Minor: Pregnancy
blouviere4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Pregnancy, Animal death, Death of parent, Dementia, Abortion, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Car accident
crustyy_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, Dementia, and Death of parent