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katyannreads'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
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Child death
shereadsmysteries'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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Alcohol
rebecca366's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, and Kidnapping
elizan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
mostlyliterate'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
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body horror, Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy
gracefulbooks'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? It's complicated
3.0
I would hope that any person reading this book wouldn't come away with that mindset though-if you've read any of Alice Feeney's previous stories you would know she isn't scared to...go...very very dark. So I wasn't entirely shocked throughout the entirety of the book until it was revealed that her brother married her, and fucked her, and RAPED her. Like um....excuse me? What?
The AMOUNT of revulsion I felt when the rape scene happened was already paramount and I felt so violated but to THEN find out it was her BROTHER her BIOLOGICAL brother who FUCKING DID IT!!! I cannot. I feel so sick right now.
If Feeney's goal was to make me feel sick and awful-she succeeded BIG TIME. Oh my goodness, I was caught off guard by Maggie and Eamonn BEING Ben. Like the number of characters you have that are pretending to be someone else or multiple people is just...wow mindblowing?
But I will say that this was a fast-paced book and as a result, the ending felt rushed and so did the reveal but it also made the book so easy to get sucked into and I loved that but the ending was a no go but also shocked me to no end.
I ALWAYS figure out part of Feeney's twists and then she pulls another one on me out of nowhere and I think it's the main reason I keep coming back to her books honestly even though sometimes they aren't for me. I still find myself getting sucked in somehow and enjoying myself (as much as you can with dark and messed up books).
But with that being said because of how rushed the ending felt I'm unsure of how to rate this book and despite the one reveal really shocking me and making me feel disgusted I genuinely am unsure I really liked the reveal??? So right now I will not give this book a rating and just see how I'm feeling in the morning.
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death
Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, and Transphobia