The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
kristyno2001'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Bullying, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Grief
noshelfcontrolll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder
sonjaswanson'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Classism, and Grief
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Cancer
lousyreader157's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Death, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit and Death of parent
fiona_245's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
While Nick's such a jerk for cheating on his wife - on his student! how disgusting! - Amy's revenge is more fucked up. To think that she was pretending to be this cool girl for Nick all along for many years, and eventually got bored of the pretense and resented Nick for not taking a hint and wanting to get back on Nick for that matter.. that's just sooo manipulative and cunning, borderline psychopath (ironic na Psych grad iyang fam). Her finding out his husband cheating only fueled to her hatred and she devised a revenge to frame her husband for a nonexistent homicide.
Her revenge on her HS friend is brutal as heck, poor Hilary is victimized even though it's not her fault Amy decided to cut her off by blaming Hilary that she fell off the stairs (caused by Amy herself, to play victim). She even used her ex (forgot the name) in her desperation after her revenge escapade got ruined, eventually she killed him. A murderer.
Amy's a sociopath. Her seemingly perfect image is maintained using her devious, pavictim card. Her revenge is just petty, esp to Hilary, playing god and it's not even justified.
Overall, this book is really nice. It delved into a female character with questionable and borderline psyxhopathic/sociopathic behavior perfectly that I don't want to take anyone's sides.
Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Murder
vaguely_pink'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
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Dementia, Cursing, Alcohol, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Classism, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Gun violence, Medical content, Body shaming, and Cancer
marlisenicole'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
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Dementia, Infertility, Blood, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, Suicide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Rape
agirlthatreadsbooksforfun's review against another edition
4.25
“We weren’t ourselves when we fell in love, and when we became ourselves – surprise! – we were poison. We complete each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way.”
I love mind games, and psychological thrillers seem to have them. I didn't like the first half as much as I thought I would, but when the second half hit, it hit hard. Even though I guessed the big twist, it's what that twist did for the story that made it so captivating. I didn't like the writing style at certain points of this book, it felt a bit too graphic with the cursing and gore (for my taste, that is). It made me uncomfortable, which I guess, is the point. However, overall, this book is chaotically unhinged, disturbingly dark and deceptively brilliant.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts
indofreezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Murder, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Self harm
risemini'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Vomit, Blood, Cancer, Dementia, Murder, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Rape, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Incest