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maryconney'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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Alcohol
hmatt'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? It's complicated
2.25
It felt to me like the author had a really interesting concept in mind but struggled to execute it fully. Alternatively, the original manuscript was about twice as long and the author had to pare it down (and if this is the case, I think it was done poorly). There were also some aspects that I feel like "other" the reader: the Cambridge setting feels very surreal and elitist, as does the Greek tragedy... theme?
My biggest issue, though, is that the MC keeps sticking her nose into a police investigation very obviously and everyone just lets her. She is very clearly unwell and crossing so many professional lines and she doesn't try to hide her actions... but she just isn't called on it
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Abandonment
_megansara_'s review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent
samgyupsal'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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
leweylibrary'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
3.25
It also helps that I just finished Pandora's Jar, so my mind was very much in a Greek myth mindset, and there was a TON of that going on. I feel like if I was more knowledgeable on Greek myths, there would be so much more to unpack in this book and connections I'm just not seeing immediately. This will definitely be a good one to discuss in book club I think, especially if someone there does know Greek myths well.
I knew there was going to be a twist near the end, but I was absolutely wrong about what it was 😅 I thought for sure
The twist is the part I'm most excited to talk about because there are so many aspects of it that I don't understand or have questions about. For example,
My biggest issues with the book were the ending, particularly how quickly it was "resolved."
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
s4r41d'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
e_mclou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
alanaschulte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent
hue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Stalking, and Murder