gothmiku'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body horror, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Cancer
anielabooks's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Cursing, Ableism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
annasbookreviews's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence
mamawantsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Violence
Minor: Animal death
clairew97'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? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Rape, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit
vaguely_pink's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, Terminal illness, Car accident, Miscarriage, Blood, Confinement, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Chronic illness
mhhmm'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? Yes
5.0
And even after that pain, I experienced from this book end... I still can't believe that human beings can be so cruel. That is why I hurt again and again my heart thinking that she WAS capable of love and she loved, with all her heart and that every breath she took was for them.
I always do this, YKNW?
I tried to see light, even when there is no chance in dark, that she exists. I still fight my every single breath, heartbeat, my life being to bring the light. Because I'm just not capable to accept that person CAN be bad just from himself. There is always more to the story: parents who fucked up a young kid or tragedy that breaks even the strongest. So for me, no villain is entirely villain.
And I feel bad, I want to rip my heart as this book did, but I feel bad even for the villain from this book. And it's horrible, I can't forgive myself for that.
But again, it would be true if I didn't take a light side of the story, and believed that the villain was just a character from a VERY messed up imagination.
I could put this book down and I read her so fast as I had never done other book. I was addicted, I was shocked, horrified and sometimes I had to put this book down just to place through, but it didn't last long, because she was a drug, she was bad in so many ways, the relationships were toxic, the characters lied, but damn. It did something...
Also, I loved little love moments and it gives me butterflies just from looks...to make this strong connection between characters is not easy. It amazed me how much love can be it these glances and you don't even need touch. I believe one character from this book would not agree with me, because to her touch was the only word of love.
Book is good when you are done reading and can't forget her, she is good when she takes emotions from you, she is good when in the end when you are on the last page and read the words "The end" you feel numb because she ended.
This book ripped my heart and stepped on her with disgust. It hurt, but it made me laugh. I think I'm broken just like this book. Before and even more after.
And its power, you know, to create a fake world that would look more real than the one where you live... She is powerful.
Without further discussion or explanation, she gets 5⭐.
Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Fatphobia, Medical content, Vomit, Car accident, and Medical trauma
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders
megan_j's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I did enjoy this, however I was expecting a big A HAH moment at the end - which never really came for me. The main twist was the unreliable narrator, but this is a mystery where we will never figure out the truth, which leaves it open for the reader’s interpretation. For me, I think she was psychotic, but I’d be interested in hearing why others would think otherwise. I never really grew a connection to the characters, lowen and Jeremy just didn’t really do anything for me and I didn’t really care about what happened to them. I’d been putting off reading this for a while because everyone said it was really scary, and while it was tense and a very creepy I didn’t find it scary - more disturbing. I don’t often read mystery thrillers though and I enjoyed Colleen hoovers simple writing as I always do.
Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Confinement
caitlinderocker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Abortion, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Vomit, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence
becca_w_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Classism, Ableism, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abandonment