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sgrifgirl'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: Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Infertility, Suicide, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Rape, Stalking, and Infidelity
kileyglispie's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Miscarriage, and Rape
theimposter's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, and Bullying
whatkaitreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, Animal death, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Gun violence, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Murder
beckyremillard'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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, Murder, Infidelity, and Drug use
Moderate: Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
jupiter_01'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
3.0
Sidenote: I couldn't picture anyone else as Mako but Forty from You lol.
Graphic: Gaslighting and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
bpezzuti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Infidelity
julienicole1106'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
3.5
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
reader_rediscovered'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
โญ๏ธ 2.5/5 stars!
This was a recent Value Village thrifting find for me! Unfortunately, this thriller was a huge slog for me to get through. I usually zip right through thrillers because I'm usually dying to figure out what's happening. Even in the MIDST of the drama popping off, it was hard to pick up the book. I didn't like the vast majority of the characters, making it ultimately hard to care about where the plot took them.
I ended up checking out my local library for the audiobook and listened to the book simultaneously while I read my physical copy in order to try and keep my attention. It's the first time I've ever done anything like that, and I found that it did work pretty well.
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape
honey_coated_chapters'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
๐น๐๐๐๐๐: 4.5/5
๐ต๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: 392
๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐:ย
โขmultiple (like 6 people deep) POVs
โขcinematicย
โขdual/converging timelines
๐จTW: rape, suicide, violence, abortion, infertility, killing of an animal, child abuse๐จ
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First and foremost, this book had so many main characters and side characters to keep up with I literally had to drew a map and take notes. It was well written and well constructed - the tension was palpable and I felt the urgency and fear of everyone in the cabin. Itโs definitely a rollercoaster of a page-turner, something I had a hard time putting down when it was at a highโฆ However, there were times when the story just plateaued - whether that be because of redundancy in the plot/writing or too much focus on the side-story, that I lost interest. Thereโs 2 different storylines happening within the book, itโs not incredibly hard to separate but I found myself asking โokay and this is relevant how??โ A lot. It comes together (kind of) in the end, but even then I couldโve done without the seemingly irrelevant information. It was cinematic in the amount of characters and the overall atmospheric tone - there was a lot of texture, sensory information, I felt like I was there and terrified alongside the characters. But it was a bit messy and convoluted.ย
๐น๐พ
There is a lot of emphasis on family - found and biological. And the author stresses chemistry vs. biology, which I found interesting. (For example, the idea that you have more chemistry and ease around your best friend, than you do your cousin.) I absolutely loved the ending, it came together pretty well for the most part. There was one plot hole that frustrated me because it was presented as important but then never brought up again? The plot redundancy/irrelevancy along with the repeated words (akimbo, skein) garnered an otherwise perfect book, a 4.5.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Animal death