mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Cursing, Abandonment, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Rape, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Infertility, and Misogyny
emmagreenwood's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence
nialiversuch'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
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
lexslittlelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While I personally have found I’m not crazy about psychological thrillers like this, I can appreciate that it is well written.
However, the third person narration left me wanting more…
Spoiler
I would have liked to have heard more from other characters’ perspectives, specifically the experiences they were having alongside Mrs. March, especially people like Martha or the upstairs neighbor.Overall, it was a solid read. Not one I’ll revisit, but not one that will slip out of my memory anytime soon.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Vomit, Violence, and Racism