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gemin1reader's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
taivassaari's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
melmertsis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
taelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
However, it kind of lost me in the second half. The first half focused on the topics I liked. It had great pacing and tension, moments that had me on the edge of my seat, and so many intriguing characters and choices.
The second half had potential because exploring the aftermath of the trauma could have been super interesting but it went in a totally different direction than what I wanted. I thought what the author decided to go with was super unrealistic and overdramatic. Also the characterization of the person running the Chain was just so bad lol.
Also, I thought the ending was
Anyways this could have been a 5 star read but unfortunately the second half of the book knocked it down to a 4 star for me.
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
katlacombe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Suicide
madlain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse
mpurdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Drug use and Kidnapping
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder
scottienicole_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I feel that a lot of the times I can pick out things the author forgot to tell us (or, maybe just did not want to). However, I cannot think of think of one thing McKinty could have forgotten. He hits every point — the story, the why, the when, the future and more. This is a true original — we have all read books that sound like they just start to repeat the same plot (like most whodunnits).
WARNING: You will not be able to put this book down starting at Chapter 1. The story and its characters develop quickly (which I love).
The story has two parts — the first part is where most authors would end this story, but McKinty writes the second part to answer every unanswered question and every unanswered question I didn’t know I had.
I literally do not have the words to describe how well written this was.
“And to live at all is miracle enough.”
Moderate: Death and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicide
mlf1021's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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: Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence