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maeverose's review against another edition
The first third was somewhat interesting, but then it derailed for me. There are too many characters and povs, some of which seemed to have been thrown in unnecessarily. I also really don’t like to read about stalkers so it got a bit triggering for me. I looked up how it ends and it wouldn’t have been worth it to keep reading.
It also really felt like it was going to have a ‘childhood trauma and mental illness makes you homicidal or a stalker’ Kind of take, as the two antagonists seemed to be the only characters in the entire book with mental illness issues (besides Hannah’s mom, who was also just a shitty person). This came out last year. We’re done with that trope. That should never have been a trope to begin with.
Thankfully I got this for free at a little free library so I didn’t waste my money.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny
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: Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
mcgraeil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Stalking
abookandaspotoftea'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
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
jnhenderson7's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Pregnancy
_travelingpages'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: Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
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
𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 4.5/5
𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 392
𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔:
•multiple (like 6 people deep) POVs
•cinematic
•dual/converging timelines
🚨TW: rape, suicide, violence, abortion, infertility, killing of an animal, child abuse🚨
🌲🧬
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. It’s definitely a rollercoaster of a page-turner, something I had a hard time putting down when it was at a high… 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. There’s 2 different storylines happening within the book, it’s not incredibly hard to separate but I found myself asking “okay and this is relevant how??” A lot. It comes together (kind of) in the end, but even then I could’ve 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.
📹💾
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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, and Murder
lizzielove2016'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
1.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
artemisiaday'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
2.5
15+ characters mentioned, though it's outwardly apparent who's at fault within the first few chapters.
Moderate: Infidelity and Rape
Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, and Suicide