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lizzyspooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
assesgrass's review against another edition
5.0
I very much enjoyed this. At first with all the characters I was worried I would get confused but in the end it all made sense and put ever piece together very well.
This had me jumping through carnival game hoops on who the killer(s) were and I was very surprised in the end.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
pkprouvs's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Moderate: Pedophilia and Transphobia
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
traa'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
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Slavery, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing
neverlandpages4'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
4.0
• This is an older thriller that’s been resurfacing lately because the audiobook was recently released and it had a lot of good reviews so I picked it up because it’s by one of my favorite thriller authors!! I kind of wish I listened to the audiobook because this was pretty slow compared to the other books I’ve read by Jennifer Hillier.
• I was immediately hooked and intrigued because a lot is going on and I loved how this is more investigative. We’re following Vanessa, a deputy chief officer that’s trying to solve the mystery of the missing person.
• This is mainly set at a theme park in a shady small town and the writing perfectly captured the eerie feeling. I felt for the characters that were trying to leave the town and leave behind all the negative energy it has.
• I loved Vanessa and how determined she is to bring justice to the victims and didn’t let anyone, especially the men, tell her what she could or couldn’t do.
• The ending was not my favorite which is why this is a 4⭐️. The first 90% of the book was pretty slow and calculated, a lot was going on and there are a ton of characters introduced. And then the last 10%, everything felt rushed and I felt like there were some loose ends and unanswered questions. The killer was also a bit predictable but I still felt bad for Vanessa when she had to find out.
• By the end of the book, I wasn’t sure whose side I’m on. The characters that I was rooting for turned out to have done questionable things and some of them weren’t brought to justice and I didn’t like how they didn’t get charged for their crimes.
• Check trigger warnings if you’re planning on reading this, it’s pretty heavy with topics like SA and adult-minor relationships.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Abortion
nerdyprettythings's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual harassment
kristen_mk's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book!
Moderate: Sexual harassment
tysbooks'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? Yes
3.0
I can see why some people might not like this book and I think having the right expectations going into this will help with the experience of the story. The cover would suggest there might be some horror elements and this being set at an amusement park, one would think the story would take place primarily at the park. That is not the case. This is a police investigation around missing boys and the park comes into play becomes most of the characters work at the park. I really enjoyed learning about the conspiracy of the park and the secrets of some of the characters and all of the cover ups that had been done to protect the reputation of the park and therefore the town. However, I wished we could have spent more time at Wonderland and more time with the characters there. I also felt sort of dissatisfied with the ending. After some of the reveals, it left me with more questions than answers and it would have been nice to get a resolution. I wasn’t disappointed by this, but I did expect a little bit more going into it.
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment
covublitz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
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The trigger warning list for this book is a mile long (it would have been shorter to select what’s NOT in it), and it is WILDLY problematic. Characters are horribly unlikeable and should certainly all be in prison. The casual homophobia and transphobia are disgusting, as is the graphic and frequent pedophilia . Main character runs around with a victim mentality when she’s one of the worst of the bunch. Honestly, if they had all died I would have cheered.
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Two stars only because I couldn’t figure out the killer right away (
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Picked it up for a horror/thriller bookclub. Hate-read my way through it, then took a really long, hot shower to get the ick off my skin. This book sticks with you, and not in a good way. Do not recommend.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Transphobia
sierrainstitches's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Deadnaming, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment