t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
3 Stars
CAWPILE = 6.07
CAWPILE = 6.07
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: Vomit
twiceuponabluemoon's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
jillybeanreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Child abuse
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- 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
4.0
Peterborough Railway station is almost deserted at 4am, except for Platform Seven where a man sits on a metal bench at the far end of the platform. When the scheduled freight train arrives, he jumps in front of it to his death. Lisa sees what happened & wonders what would make someone desperate enough to commit suicide. It's not the first death at Platform Seven, eighteenth months ago another person died there, her name was Lisa......
First off, I'm not sure I'd categorise this as a horror, more a suspense/mystery with a paranormal element. It's a great hook to snag the reader's interest, but Lisa being dead & a ghost (this is not a spoiler, it's made clear from the start) is almost incidental to most of the book. What it is, is a study of toxic relationships. Some other reviewers have commented that the pace is slow, & yes it is, but it's a slow unfolding of events where it becomes clear that someone is not who they say they are, a gradual revealing of the evil below the surface. All those little comments & digs, the gaslighting, the lovebombing - I thought it was very well done & believable. The ending is not quite satisfying enough, although realistic in many ways, so I couldn't give it the full 5 stars.
First off, I'm not sure I'd categorise this as a horror, more a suspense/mystery with a paranormal element. It's a great hook to snag the reader's interest, but Lisa being dead & a ghost (this is not a spoiler, it's made clear from the start) is almost incidental to most of the book. What it is, is a study of toxic relationships. Some other reviewers have commented that the pace is slow, & yes it is, but it's a slow unfolding of events where it becomes clear that someone is not who they say they are, a gradual revealing of the evil below the surface. All those little comments & digs, the gaslighting, the lovebombing - I thought it was very well done & believable. The ending is not quite satisfying enough, although realistic in many ways, so I couldn't give it the full 5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content
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