suchallie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
otherwise an excellent read, I devoured this in 3 days. some of the red herrings are obvious in the writing but that I can forgive. The ending I cannot.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Infertility, Stalking, Pedophilia, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, Drug use, Gaslighting, Blood, and Kidnapping
grimmwidow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Miscarriage
aharper's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault
amanda_reads13'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? Yes
3.0
This book flips between 2 timelines. The past when January is killed and the present when Margot come back to town. Everyone is a suspect and you never really know who to believe. Was it the brother? The mother? A random man?
This was an interesting take on a cold case story, but read very much like JonBenet Ramsey's case.
It had some good twists and turns, but that ending was such a bummer. So anti-climatic. It was a non-ending. I thought I was missing a chapter.
Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Child death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Stalking
slad'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
1.75
Spoiler
ending felt like too many twists that didn’t all add up or feel complete. Ending was too graphic for me. No loveable charactersSpoiler
Graphic: Gore, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Death, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Miscarriage
readwithsuzanna's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Dementia and Child death
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Miscarriage
atalea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Dementia
Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Infertility, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders
daithy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It's well written... this would have got 5 stars, but leaving it open ended bothers me. I really hope there's a sequel!
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Dementia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Suicide
kristinamj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death
Minor: Miscarriage
mollywill'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
Spoiler
(or should I say non-ending)Spoiler
It felt like the author didn’t know how to wrap things up & wanted to avoid being accused of being cliché so she threw in a cliffhanger, but it comes off as lazy.Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage