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macint0046'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
3.75
A story of family, genetics, history, and how all these elements make us who we are. An element of mystery that serves to move the plot along, but doesn’t have you biting your nails at the unknown. Unger takes your hand and leads you down the path of each character, exploring their flaws and motives while allowing you to make your own decision on the morality of their choices.
Graphic: Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Centered around infidelity and need of a sperm donor. Rape scene is not graphic but the reaction of the rape victim (fear, sadness, depression) are quick but more triggering.amandab0514'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
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty
monstersinspace'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
2.0
Graphic: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
musicalpopcorn'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? Yes
3.0
This book kept me interested in the plot, but wasn’t anything special. I found it semi-predictable and a little heavy on the concept of “family”. The ending also dragged on a little long.
I liked Henry’s story arc the best, which was only a small portion of the whole thing.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
emmakealani'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
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia
darlingkelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
avareadssometimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
annieisawesome'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
3.5
However, there were points where it kind of lost its grip on me. Purely because the author would forget what was happening it felt like. A character suddenly was not holding something they had been, or was wearing something totally different. And the over use of some words threw me. For example, svelte and akimbo (which I saw so frequently that I needed to look up their meanings).
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
greatexpectations77'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
4.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
abipinn'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
3.75
Graphic: Rape and Blood
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol