avidreaderandgeekgirl'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Spoiler
if Officer Wallace was a red herring or why she was in the book but not mentioned with the serial child murderer. Was it because of the time gap?Graphic: Animal death, Dementia, Grief, Violence, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Addiction, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault
becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual violence, Addiction, and Sexual assault
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Classism, Abortion, Drug use, and Rape
kazofbooks's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
While this story is very similar to a true crime case, it is engaging and heart racing. In some ways it is very biased if you think of it as being based on the JonBenet Ramsey case but only if you think of it that way. I loved this book but the ending felt rushed and I didn’t really care about the main character until the last 20% of the book. The dual timelines were interesting and show the parallels of the story well.
For me the ending was too ambiguous and didn’t make it clear if it was the end or if more could come of it later.
Graphic: Stalking, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Murder, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Infertility
sophia2203'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
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Addiction, Child death, and Violence
kaylashauntedlibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Violence, Child death, and Dementia
Minor: Pedophilia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Addiction
tiffanysmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I’ll admit, it was challenging finding a grip on this story. I felt a lack of immersion and the characters fell a bit flat for me. It definitely had some great potential, but was a little more predictable than I would have liked. Some of the plot’s twists came out of nowhere with a lack of build up to them. Also, the ending just…ended. Abruptly.
I did like the dynamics of the story, and the idea that nobody is who you think they were. Each character had a secret, which built a level of complexity to the mystery. There was a lot of telling and not showing with the writing, which I think was one of my biggest reasons of not being able to connect with the protagonist and the plot line.
Graphic: Murder and Cursing
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, and Dementia
Minor: Drug abuse, Stalking, Drug use, and Miscarriage
maregred'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Dementia, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Child death, Gaslighting, and Grief
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Gun violence, and Infidelity
Minor: Classism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Alcohol, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood
labtech69's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Violence, Child death, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Infertility