support_lesbian'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
4.5
I will say that the content described in this guess is very upsetting but I guess its as graphic as it needed to be based on the subject matter for the book but I really can't say for sure right now. I am quite satisfied with the conclusion this book went in as a mystery thriller novel because it like, actually commits to what makes sense and didn't back out of the story it was telling, upsetting narrative aside.
Beginning and ending chapters could have been stronger and there was definitely moments where the writing of the book made me raise my eyebrow in a skeptical way because of how unnecessary it was to me and like with all of these books it uses the scapegoat mental illness diagnosis to explain away character motivations when really they're just horrible scumbags that always leaves a bad taste.
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Violence
brithen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Stalking, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Torture
autumnrls's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Torture, Trafficking, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Body shaming, Injury/injury detail, Police brutality, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
mildred981'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: Stalking, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, and Violence
kearac's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Grief
ssarahbbeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Body shaming, Stalking, and Addiction
Huge spoiler:Spoiler
the main characters watch a video of their teenage sister's graphic assault and murder. The perpetrator torments one of the sisters by admitting to showing it to her father before he killed him, staging it as a suicide.g1oielli's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexual content, Child death, Excrement, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, Trafficking, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Torture, Sexual assault, and Vomit
fallandfox'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A historia é sobre as irmãs Claire Scott e Lydia Carroll que 20 anos atrás a irmã Julia desapareceu sem deixar nenhuma pista, quando o livro começa elas estão em um período da vida de ambas em que não se comunicam mais depois de um certo evento que marcou Clair. Após a morte do seu marido Claire começa a fazer descobertas terríveis que viram seu mundo de cabeça para baixo e dão a chance dela se comunicar com a irmã novamente.
Eu decidi começar essa leitura porque o alugues dele estava como “disponível para todos” na biblioteca e lendo a descrição pareceu ser algo intrigante.
Quando eu finalmente terminei ele senti que estava me afogando em todas as informações principalmente porque o ultimo capitulo foi altamente alucinante e rápido.
Eu cheguei com a expectativa de um mistério mas já imaginando um certa conclusão, mas eu estava muito errada e o livro é bem gore como uma reviravolta que revirou o meu estomago.
Escrita dessa autora é tão boa principalmente na hora de mais tensão em que começamos a descobrir as coisas com as personagens.
Acho que uma das coisas que eu gostei no livro foi que mesmo em meio a toda a coisas ruins e descobertas que começaram a fazer as personagens principais começaram a entender uma a outra, talvez tenha sido o trauma unindo elas dessa ao invés de separar elas.
E um livro pesado que trata de temas bem horríveis e eu não vou negar esse fato nunca, não recomendo para quem não tem costume de ler coisas desse estilo e até mesmo eu que ja possuo senti momentos em que eu precisei parar e tirar a cabeça dele.
Graphic: Sexism, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
jusreadz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Torture, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Death, Violence, and Sexual violence
louvis_12'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
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Addiction, Torture, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Trafficking