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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
eyedoc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder
hayleyvharrington's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kr29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Child death and Self harm
booksofautumn'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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lindsaylhunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death
beckyremillard'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death
taelights'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
4.0
However, it kind of lost me in the second half. The first half focused on the topics I liked. It had great pacing and tension, moments that had me on the edge of my seat, and so many intriguing characters and choices.
The second half had potential because exploring the aftermath of the trauma could have been super interesting but it went in a totally different direction than what I wanted. I thought what the author decided to go with was super unrealistic and overdramatic. Also the characterization of the person running the Chain was just so bad lol.
Also, I thought the ending was
Anyways this could have been a 5 star read but unfortunately the second half of the book knocked it down to a 4 star for me.
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
bethsbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
☕️ the plot: this book follows a mother whose daughter has just been kidnapped. to get her back, she needs to kidnap someone else’s child & the chain continues. This premise was WILD and the first half was GOLDEN! I actually recommend reading the first half and stopping there lol. It was so fast paced and there was so much at stake, but the second half was dull, cliche & yet somehow too far fetched
☕️ the characters: the characters were pretty lame and cliche. They didn’t feel dimensional to me at all, I couldn’t empathise with them much
☕️ the writing: ooooft the writing was not good. It started fine but it got worse and worse until the author wasn’t even writing in full sentences! It was also third person present which felt off for the novel. I think first person would have been much better here
☕️ pacing, world building & diversity: the pacing was good the first half then petered out. The world building was interesting??? But also boring??? And there was no diversity really! All the characters were described as white & straight. There was some representation for cancer, and mental health but it was very surface level.
☕️ ending & enjoyment: the ending was CRAZY DUMB LOL. Like so lazy. But overall it was an enjoyable quick read that I’ll probably forget about in a month’s time
⚠️ trigger warnings: kidnapping, murder, guns, trauma, child abuse, child death, death, corruption, drug abuse
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
emilylouise1608'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts